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

  1. to crash; to crack, creak

Ancestry of “krachen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrachen—
2Old High Germankrahhōnto make a sound, crash
3Proto-West Germanickrakōnto crash, crack, creak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “krachen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krakōn →Every word from Old High German krahhōn →