Etymology

creeping

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Today it means: The act of something that creeps. Full definition →

Middle English crepynge ← Old English crēopende ← Proto-Germanic *kreupandz
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creeping · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*kreupaną“to creep, crawl”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*kreupandz
  3. Old English · inherited fromcrēopende
  4. Middle English · inherited fromcrepynge
  5. English todaycreeping

From Middle English crepynge, crepinde, crepende, crepande, from Old English crēopende, from Proto-Germanic *kreupandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to creep, crawl”), equivalent to creep + -ing.

creeping · noun2

  1. Old English · inherited fromcrēopung
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcreping
  3. English todaycreeping

From Middle English creping, crepynge, from Old English crēopung, equivalent to creep + -ing.

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