becreep
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To creep up on; stalk
Etymology
Borrowed from Afrikaans bekruip borrowed from Dutch, Flemish bekruipen derived from Middle Dutch becrûpen prefix from English creep (be creepy, make uncomfortable).
Origin
English
creep
Gloss
be creepy, make uncomfortable
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurocreep English
- creep English
- creepage English
- creepazoid English
- creepdar English
- creeper English
- creepest English
- creepeth English
- creepfest English
- creephole English
- creepify English
- creeping English
- creepmeter English
- creepmouse English
- creepo English
- creepoid English
- creepshot English
- creepsome English
- creeptacular English
- creeptastic English
- creepware English
- creepy English
- cripple English
- increep English
- outcreep English
- undercreep English
- bekruipen Dutch, Flemish
- kruipen Dutch, Flemish
- crepen Middle English
- becrupen Middle Dutch
- becrûpen Middle Dutch
- bekruip Afrikaans