Where does “*krukkju” come from?

*krukkju (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

Ancestry of “*krukkju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
2Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
3Indo-European*ger-

Words derived from “*krukkju

Every word from Indo-European *ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewg-Every word from Proto-Germanic krukjō
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