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Where does “krepa” come from?

krepa (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krepa (Proto-Albanian): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “krepa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kreupan—
2Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krepa”

  • krep
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