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...
Ancestry of “krymplinger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kryppill | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krupilaz | tending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |