Where does “uncrick” come from?

uncrick (English) comes from English crick, from Middle English crike, from Old Norse kriki — bend; nook.

uncrick (English): To relieve of a crick cramp or spasm

Definitions

  1. To relieve of a crick cramp or spasm

Ancestry of “uncrick”, step by step

uncrick traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crick

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrickA painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of...
2Middle Englishcrikemuscular spasm of the neck
3Old Norsekrikibend; nook

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Old Norse kriki →Every word from Middle English crike →Every word from English crick →