Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “gerg-”
264 words across 42 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European gerg- — including crack, crooked, crouching, crook, encroachment, crotch, creak, crouch.
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English (121)
- crack
- crooked
- crouching
- crook
- encroachment
- crotch
- creak
- crouch
- cracker
- encroach
- croaking
- croak
- crochet
- creaky
- crotchet
- crookedly
- firecracker
- crookedness
- nutcracker
- crackpot
- crotchety
- croaker
- wisecrack
- cracksman
- crackerjack
- crackhead
- croaky
- hydrocracking
- croquette
- microcrack
- crotched
- crackbrained
- creakily
- encroacher
- crotchless
- chirk
- safecracker
- cruck
- crookback
- crookneck
- uncrackable
- crocheter
- wisecracker
- crookbacked
- crackhouse
- macrocrack
- whipcrack
- creakiness
- crackable
- croakily
- croucher
- crookery
- cracklike
- croche
- crackbrain
- cracka
- crackest
- semicrouch
- crotchetiness
- crackback
- crochetwork
- thundercrack
- crackless
- croqueta
- crackjaw
- encroacheth
- tocrack
- buttcrack
- crackerlike
- anticrack
- crooketh
- creakless
- croakingly
- croakiness
- creaker
- nutcrack
- hydrocrack
- crackpottery
- accroach
- crackability
- acrook
- wisecracky
- crackpipe
- crackproof
- uncrook
- korokke
- crackerberry
- crookbill
- crooken
- crack baby
- croque-monsieur
- croque-madame
- cybercrook
- crack train
- crackerless
- noncreaky
- crackerass
- crotchdropping
- crotchetily
- crotchling
- outcrack
- crouchy
- crotchline
- creakest
- creaketh
- crackfic
- crotchal
- crackpotitude
- cracker-ass
- Cracker Night
- crackerbread
- uncrouch
- encroachest
- kingcroaker
- cracklessly
- cracklet
- crackmeter
- crotchful
- crackpotology
- craic
- cracks