Where does “*kreupan” come from?
*kreupan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “*kreupan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |