Where does “Kreek” come from?

Kreek (Dutch) comes from Middle English creke, from Old Dutch krika, from Proto-West Germanic *krikō, from Proto-Germanic *krikô.

Kreek (Dutch): a small inlet or gully of the sea, a creek UK meaning

Definitions

  1. a small inlet or gully of the sea, a creek UK meaning

Ancestry of “Kreek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcreke—
2Old Dutchkrika—
3Proto-West Germanic*krikōcove, inlet, creek
4Proto-Germanic*krikô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krikô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krikō →Every word from Old Dutch krika →