Where does “crēopan” come from?
crēopan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crēopan (Old English): to creep, crawl
Ancestry of “crēopan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *kreupan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crēopan”