Where does “クラッキング” come from?

クラッキング (Japanese) comes from English cracking, from Middle English crakynge, from Middle English craken, from Old English cracian, from Old Dutch krakōn, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

クラッキング (Japanese): cracking thermal decomposition

Definitions

  1. cracking thermal decomposition

Ancestry of “クラッキング”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrackingThe thermal decomposition of a substance,...
2Middle Englishcrakyngecracking
3Middle Englishcrakento crack, break open
4Old Englishcracianto resound; to crack
5Old Dutchkrakōnto crack, creak, emit a cry
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerg-Every word from Old Dutch krakōn