Where does “krypa” come from?
krypa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “krypa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | krjúpa | to creep, crouch; to fall prostrate, kneel |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |