Where does “crypel” come from?

crypel (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic krupil, from Proto-Germanic krupilaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crypel (Old English): cripple, disabled person; crippled, disabled

Definitions

  1. cripple, disabled person; crippled, disabled

Ancestry of “crypel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickrupilcrawling, cripple
2Proto-Germanickrupilaztending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crypel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krupilaz →