Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “krupil” come from?

krupil (Old Saxon) 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...

krupil (Old Saxon): crippled, paralyzed

Definitions

  1. crippled, paralyzed

Ancestry of “krupil”, 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 “krupil”

  • Krüppel
  • kripla
  • krüpel
  • krüppel
  • kröpel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →