Where does “krûpe” come from?

krûpe (West Frisian) comes from Proto-Albanian krepa, from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krûpe (West Frisian): to crawl (on hands and feet)

Definitions

  1. to crawl (on hands and feet)

Ancestry of “krûpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Albaniankrepabody
2Proto-West Germanic*kreupanto creep, crawl
3Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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