Etymology

becreep

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Today it means: To creep up on; stalk Full definition →

Afrikaans bekruip ← Dutch bekruipen ← Middle Dutch becrûpen
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  1. Middle Dutch · derived frombecrûpen
  2. Dutch · borrowed frombekruipen
  3. Afrikaans · borrowed frombekruip
  4. English todaybecreep

Borrowed from Afrikaans bekruip, or alternatively from Dutch bekruipen, both from Middle Dutch becrûpen, equivalent to be- + creep.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.