Where does “krukas” come from?

krukas (Dutch) comes from Dutch kruk, from Middle Dutch crucke, from Old Dutch krukka, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

krukas (Dutch): a crankshaft

Definitions

  1. a crankshaft

Ancestry of “krukas”, step by step

krukas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kruk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrukstool; crutch; handle
2Middle Dutchcrucke
3Old Dutchkrukka
4Frankish*krukkju
5Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
7Indo-European*ger-

via Dutch as

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchasash; ashes; axis
2Middle Dutchasche
3Old Dutchaska
4Proto-West Germanicaskāash, ashes
5Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Indo-European *ger-
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