Where does “krypa” come from?
krypa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish krȳpa, from Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
krypa (Swedish): to creep, to crawl; to creep; , to grow across a...
Definitions
- to creep, to crawl; to creep; , to grow across a...
Ancestry of “krypa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | krȳpa | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | krjúpa | to creep, crouch; to fall prostrate, kneel |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |