Where does “kranker” come from?

kranker (German) comes from German krank, from Middle High German krank, from Old High German krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kranker (German): sick person, sufferer (from a disease), patient, invalid male or of unspecified gender

Definitions

  1. sick person, sufferer (from a disease), patient, invalid male or of unspecified gender

Ancestry of “kranker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrankill, sick; sick, morally or mentally degenerate;...
2Middle High Germankrank
3Old High Germankrank
4Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
5Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kranker

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Germanic krankazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic krank