Words that come from Proto-West Germanic “krakōn”
126 words across 22 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic krakōn — including crack, creak, cracker, creaky, firecracker, nutcracker, crackpot, wisecrack.
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English (70)
- crack
- creak
- cracker
- creaky
- firecracker
- nutcracker
- crackpot
- wisecrack
- cracksman
- crackerjack
- crackhead
- hydrocracking
- croquette
- microcrack
- crackbrained
- creakily
- chirk
- safecracker
- uncrackable
- wisecracker
- crackhouse
- macrocrack
- whipcrack
- creakiness
- crackable
- cracklike
- crackbrain
- cracka
- crackest
- crackback
- thundercrack
- crackless
- croqueta
- crackjaw
- tocrack
- buttcrack
- crackerlike
- anticrack
- creakless
- creaker
- nutcrack
- hydrocrack
- crackpottery
- crackability
- wisecracky
- crackpipe
- crackproof
- korokke
- crackerberry
- crack baby
- croque-monsieur
- croque-madame
- crack train
- crackerless
- noncreaky
- crackerass
- outcrack
- creakest
- creaketh
- crackfic
- crackpotitude
- cracker-ass
- Cracker Night
- crackerbread
- cracklessly
- cracklet
- crackmeter
- crackpotology
- craic
- cracks