Where does “kreisi” come from?

kreisi (Finnish) comes from English crazy, from English craze, from Middle English crasen, from Old Norse krasa — to shatter.

kreisi (Finnish): crazy

Definitions

  1. crazy

Ancestry of “kreisi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrazyFlawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break...
2Englishcrazecraziness; insanity; A strong habitual desire or...
3Middle EnglishcrasenTo break in pieces; to crack
4Old Norsekrasato shatter
Every word from Old Norse krasa →Every word from Middle English crasen →Every word from English craze →