Where does “kropf” come from?

kropf (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kropp, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kropf (Old High German): crop, craw

Definitions

  1. crop, craw

Ancestry of “kropf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kropp—
2Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
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 “kropf”

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