Where does “kreppa” come from?

kreppa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kreppa (Old Norse): strait, scrape; to squeeze, press; to become...

Definitions

  1. strait, scrape; to squeeze, press; to become...

Ancestry of “kreppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
2Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kreppa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →