Where does “krank” come from?

krank (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cranc, from Old Dutch krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krank (Dutch): sick, ill

Definitions

  1. sick, ill

Ancestry of “krank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrancsick; weak, strengthless; vulnerable
2Old Dutchkrank—
3Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krank”

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