Where does “krænke” come from?

krænke (Danish) comes from Middle Low German krenken, from Old Saxon *krenkian, from Proto-West Germanic *krankijan — to make weak, worse.

krænke (Danish): offend; violate; abuse sexually

Definitions

  1. offend; violate; abuse sexually

Ancestry of “krænke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrenken—
2Old Saxon*krenkian—
3Proto-West Germanic*krankijanto make weak, worse

Words derived from “krænke”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krankijan →Every word from Old Saxon *krenkian →Every word from Middle Low German krenken →