Where does “trädkrypare” come from?

trädkrypare (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...

trädkrypare (Swedish): Certhia familiaris, the Eurasian treecreeper

Definitions

  1. Certhia familiaris, the Eurasian treecreeper

Ancestry of “trädkrypare”, step by step

trädkrypare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish krypa

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...

via Swedish träd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishträdtree; tree; plant reminiscent of a tree in the...
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “trädkrypare”

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