Where does “Krücke” come from?

Krücke (German) comes from Middle High German krücke, from Old High German krucka, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

Krücke (German): crutch; crotch; prop; laggard, snail

Definitions

  1. crutch; crotch; prop; laggard, snail

Ancestry of “Krücke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrücke—
2Old High Germankrucka—
3Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
5Indo-European*ger-—

Words derived from “Krücke”

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