Where does “krypven” come from?
krypven (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...
krypven (Swedish): bentgrass, in particular creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera)
Definitions
- bentgrass, in particular creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera)
Ancestry of “krypven”, step by step
krypven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.