Where does “småkryp” come from?
småkryp (Swedish) comes from Swedish små, from Polish smar, from Middle High German smër, from Old High German smero, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic smerwą, from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...
småkryp (Swedish): a bug (small insect (in the loose sense) (or worm or the like))
Definitions
- a bug (small insect (in the loose sense) (or worm or the like))
Ancestry of “småkryp”, step by step
småkryp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish små
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | små | |
| 2 | Polish | smar | grease, lubricant |
| 3 | Middle High German | smër | — |
| 4 | Old High German | smero | fat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smeru | grease, butter, fat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smerwą | grease, butter, fat |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | smérus | marrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smérus | grease |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smer- | to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall... |
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... |