Where does “крапинка” come from?
крапинка (Russian) comes from Russian крап, from German Krapp, from Middle Dutch crappe, from Proto-West Germanic krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
крапинка (Russian): speckle, speck, fleck, spot, dot
Definitions
- speckle, speck, fleck, spot, dot
Ancestry of “крапинка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | крап | specks; speckled coloring; Alternative spelling... |
| 2 | German | Krapp | madder and the pigment from it |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | crappe | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krappō | a hook |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grep- | hook; a hook, force |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gremb- | crooked, uneven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |