Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “kreḱ-”

47 words across 23 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — including frock, ratchet, unfrock, defrock, ratchety, ratchetlike, frockless, défroquer.

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English (12)

French (5)

German (5)

Luxembourgish (2)

Icelandic (2)

Polish (2)

Old French (2)

Middle English (2)

Fiji Hindi (1)

Russian (1)

Armenian (1)

Middle French (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Faroese (1)

Dutch (1)

Italian (1)

Pennsylvania German (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Norman (1)

Spanish (1)

Frankish (1)

Old High German (1)