crepel

Middle English

/ˈkreːpəl/

noun

Definitions

A disabled person; a cripple.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English crypel (a cripple, crippled) inherited from Proto-Germanic *krupilaz (tending to crawl, a cripple) affix from Middle English crepen.

Origin

Middle English

crepen

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

creep English
*grewb- Proto-Indo-European
*krupilaz Proto-Germanic
crypel Old English
crēopan Old English
crepen Middle English
creper Middle English
crepynge Middle English
cripel Middle English
kryppill Old Norse
krupil Old High German
*krupil gmw-pro
*krupil Old Dutch
kreppel Old Frisian

crepen
cripel
creper
crepynge