Where does “croak” come from?
Croak comes from Middle English croken, derived from Old Norse krókr, which traces to Proto-Indo-European greh₂-k-, ultimately from the root ger-.
croak (English): A faint, harsh sound made in the throat; The cry...
Definitions
- A faint, harsh sound made in the throat; The cry...
Ancestry of “croak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | croken | To be bent; to curve; To make bent; to crook; To... |
| 2 | Old English | crācettan | to croak |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krēk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “croak”