Where does “krymplinger” come from?

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

krymplinger (Old Swedish): a cripple, a disabled person

Definitions

  1. a cripple, a disabled person

Ancestry of “krymplinger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekryppill—
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 “krymplinger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krupilaz →