Where does “kreppingr” come from?

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

kreppingr (Old Norse): handful

Definitions

  1. handful

Ancestry of “kreppingr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekreppastrait, scrape; to squeeze, press; to become...
2Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →