Where does “kroppr” come from?

kroppr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kroppr (Old Norse): body

Definitions

body

Ancestry of “kroppr”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	kruppaz	a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
2	Proto-Indo-European	grewb-	to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
3	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kroppr”

croup
croupier
croupy
croupous
croupal
croupiness
pseudocroup
croupily
crupier
крупье
croupier
Croupier
kroppa
kroppskamera
kroppsvätska
kropp
kroppstemperatur
kroppsdel
croupier
kroppslig
himlakropp
flykropp
kropp
kroppsvekt

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