Where does “krȳpa” come from?

krȳpa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krȳpa (Old Swedish): to creep, crawl

Definitions

  1. to creep, crawl

Ancestry of “krȳpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrjúpato creep, crouch; to fall prostrate, kneel
2Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krȳpa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kreupaną →Every word from Old Norse krjúpa →