Where does “crick” come from?

Crick comes from Middle English crike, of unknown origin and meaning.

crick (English): A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of...

Definitions

  1. A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of...

Ancestry of “crick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcrikemuscular spasm of the neck
2Old Norsekrikibend; nook

Words derived from “crick

Every word from Old Norse krikiEvery word from Middle English crike
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