serp-

English meaning                      to crawl

German meaning                     `kriechen'

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Derivatives                             

Material                                   Ai. sárpati `schleicht, kriecht, geht' (= ἕρπω, lat. serpō), sarpá- m. `Schlange'; gr. ἕρπω `schleiche, gehe', ἑρπύζω `schleiche, krieche', ἑρπετόν `kriechendes Tier', ablaut. lesb. ὄρπετον `Tier' (*sr̥p-), ἕρπης, -τος `Flechte an der Haut', ἕρπυλλον `Thymian' (latinisiert serpullum); alb. gjarpën `Schlange' (*serpeno-), shtërpínj `alles Kriechende'; lat. serpō `krieche, schleiche', serpēns `Schlange'.

References                              WP. II 502, WH. II 524.

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