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Where does “kriek” come from?

kriek (English) comes from Dutch kriek, from Middle Dutch crieke, from Old Dutch krieka.

kriek (English): A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with...

Definitions

  1. A Belgian beer made by fermenting lambic with...

Ancestry of “kriek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkriekmorello cherry "Prunus cerasus"; kriek; A...
2Middle Dutchcrieke—
3Old Dutchkrieka—
Every word from Old Dutch krieka →