Where does “krok” come from?

krok (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krok (Frankish): hook

Definitions

hook

Ancestry of “krok”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	krōkaz	something bent, a hook
2	Proto-Indo-European	gerg-	to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
3	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krok”

encroachment
crotch
encroach
crochet
crotchet
crotchety
crotched
encroacher
crotchless
crocheter
croche
crotchetiness
crochetwork
encroacheth
accroach
crotchful
crotchline
crotchal
crotchdropping
encroachest
crotchetily
crotchling
croché
crochet

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