creeping
English
/ˈkɹiːpɪŋ/
verb form
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English crepynge inherited from Old English crēopende inherited from Proto-Germanic *kreupandz, *kreupaną (creep, twist, crawl) suf 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
- becreep English
- creep English
- creepage English
- creepazoid English
- creepdar English
- creeper English
- creepest English
- creepeth English
- creepfest English
- creephole English
- creepify English
- creepingly 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
- *ger- Proto-Indo-European
- *gerb- Proto-Indo-European
- *kreupandz Proto-Germanic
- *kreupaną Proto-Germanic
- creopan Old English
- crēopan Old English
- crēopende Old English
- crepen Middle English
- crepynge Middle English
- krjúpa Old Norse
- *krūfan Old High German
- *crūpan Old Dutch
- kriopan Old Saxon