Krüppel

Concepts

cripple

cripples

disabled

disabled person

gimp

lump

bump

mismatched pair

Synonyms

verkrüppelt

lahm

gebrechlich

Lahmheit

Schindmähre

Behinderter

Hinken

Körperbehinderter

Beule

Lahmer

Depp

gelähmt

Translations

lisiado

tullido

aleijado

sakat

estropié

mutilado

storpio

topal

invalido

inválido

manke

tolit

esausto

coxo

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

grippel

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʁʏpəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: krüppel

Cognate with Dutch: kreupel

Cognate with English: cripple

In summary

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.