Where does “cranker” come from?
cranker (English) comes from English crank, from Middle Low German krank, from Old Saxon krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cranker (English): comparative form of crank: more crank; One who...
Definitions
- comparative form of crank: more crank; One who...
Ancestry of “cranker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | crank | Strange, weird, odd; Sick; unwell; Liable to... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krank | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krank | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |