Where does “krijg” come from?

krijg (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch crijch, from Old Dutch krīg, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

krijg (Dutch): war

Definitions

  1. war

Ancestry of “krijg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrijch—
2Old Dutchkrīg—
3Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
4Proto-Germanickrīganą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “krijg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →