Where does “krachen” come from?
krachen (German) comes from Middle High German krachen, from Old High German krahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic krakōn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
krachen (German): to crash; to crack, creak
Definitions
- to crash; to crack, creak
Ancestry of “krachen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | krachen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | krahhōn | to make a sound, crash |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | krakōn | to crash, crack, creak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “krachen”