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German
Etymology
From Middle High German krüppel, krüpel, borrowed from Middle Low German kröpel, from Old Saxon krupil (“crippled, paralyzed”), from Proto-West Germanic *kruppil. Cognate with Dutch kreupel, English cripple. See there for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
Krüppel m (strong, genitive Krüppels, plural Krüppel)
- cripple
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Further reading
- “Krüppel” in Duden online
- “Krüppel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache