Where does “cray-cray” come from?
cray-cray (English) comes from English crazy, from English craze, from Middle English crasen, from Old Norse krasa — to shatter.
cray-cray (English): Crazy
Ancestry of “cray-cray”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | crazy | Flawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break... |
| 2 | English | craze | craziness; insanity; A strong habitual desire or... |
| 3 | Middle English | crasen | To break in pieces; to crack |
| 4 | Old Norse | krasa | to shatter |