An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/kriechen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2526358An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — kriechen1891John Francis Davis

​ kriechen, vb., ‘to crawl,’ from the equiv. MidHG. kriechen, OHG. chriohhan, str. vb.; corresponding to OSax. kriupan, Du. kruipen, AS. creópan, E. to creep, OIc. krjúpa. The relation of the HG. form with ch from k to the remaining Teut. languages with p has well-authenticated analogies; see Rufe (1), werfen, and Strunk. The guttural appears again in MidE. crûchen, E. to crouch. Kraufen, ‘to crawl,’ is the MidHG. (MidG.) krûfen.

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