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
cranker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |