Where does “krypskytte” come from?
krypskytte (Swedish) comes from Swedish kryp, 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...
krypskytte (Swedish): sniping
Definitions
- sniping
Ancestry of “krypskytte”, step by step
krypskytte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kryp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kryp | a bug (small insect (in the loose sense) (or worm or the like)) |
| 2 | Swedish | krypa | to crawl, to creep |
| 3 | Old Swedish | krȳpa | to creep, crawl |
| 4 | Old Norse | krjúpa | to creep, crouch; to fall prostrate, kneel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |