Where does “kreuken” come from?
kreuken (Dutch) comes from Middle English croken, from Old English crācettan, from Proto-Germanic krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
kreuken (Dutch): to crease, rumple; to cause to crease, rumple
Definitions
- to crease, rumple; to cause to crease, rumple
Ancestry of “kreuken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | croken | To be bent; to curve; To make bent; to crook; To... |
| 2 | Old English | crācettan | to croak |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krēk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “kreuken”