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Where does “krach” come from?

krach (Dutch) comes from German Krach, from Middle High German krach.

krach (Dutch): stock exchange crash

Definitions

  1. stock exchange crash

Ancestry of “krach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrachcrash; noise
2Middle High Germankrach—

Words derived from “krach”

  • beurskrach
Every word from Middle High German krach →