Where does “kriek” come from?

kriek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kriek, from Middle Dutch crieke, from Old Dutch krieka.

kriek (Afrikaans): cricket

Definitions

  1. cricket

Ancestry of “kriek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkriekmorello cherry "Prunus cerasus"; kriek; A...
2Middle Dutchcrieke—
3Old Dutchkrieka—
Every word from Old Dutch krieka →Every word from Middle Dutch crieke →Every word from Dutch kriek →