Where does “craquer” come from?
craquer (French) comes from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken, from Norwegian kraken, from Norwegian krake, from Esperanto kraki, from English crack, from Middle English crak, from Old Norse kráka — to grow old, to mature.
craquer (French): to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,...
Definitions
- to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,...
Ancestry of “craquer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 2 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 3 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 4 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 5 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 6 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 7 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 8 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |