Where does “krypa till korset” come from?

krypa till korset (Swedish) comes from Swedish krypa, 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 till korset (Swedish): to (humbly, painfully) admit a mistake, misjudgement, or the like (or give in, more generally, figuratively); to humble oneself, to eat humble pie, to eat crow, etc

Definitions

  1. to (humbly, painfully) admit a mistake, misjudgement, or the like (or give in, more generally, figuratively); to humble oneself, to eat humble pie, to eat crow, etc

Ancestry of “krypa till korset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrypato crawl, to creep
2Old Swedishkrȳpato creep, crawl
3Old Norsekrjúpato creep, crouch; to fall prostrate, kneel
4Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →