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 crawl, to creep

Definitions

  1. to crawl, to creep

Ancestry of “krypa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkrȳpato creep, crawl
2Old Norsekrjúpato creep, crouch; to fall prostrate, kneel
3Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krypa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kreupaną →Every word from Old Norse krjúpa →