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Where does “krupilaz” come from?

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

krupilaz (Proto-Germanic): tending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;...

Definitions

  1. tending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;...

Ancestry of “krupilaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krupilaz”

  • cripple
  • crip
  • crippler
  • supercrip
  • crippledom
  • crippleness
  • crippleware
  • cripply
  • becripple
  • cripplesome
  • Krüppel
  • kripla
  • kreupel
  • kreupelhout
  • krympling
  • crupel
  • cripel
  • crepel
  • crypel
  • kryppill
  • cruepel
  • krupil
  • krüpel
  • krüppel
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