Where does “Kreepel” come from?

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

Kreepel (Saterland Frisian): cripple

Definitions

  1. cripple

Ancestry of “Kreepel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankreppel—
2Proto-Germanickrupilaztending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krupilaz →