Where does “クレイジー” come from?

クレイジー (Japanese) comes from English crazy, from English craze, from Middle English crasen, from Old Norse krasa — to shatter.

クレイジー (Japanese): crazy; wild

Definitions

  1. crazy; wild

Ancestry of “クレイジー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrazyFlawed or damaged; unsound, liable to break...
2Englishcrazecraziness; insanity; A strong habitual desire or...
3Middle EnglishcrasenTo break in pieces; to crack
4Old Norsekrasato shatter
Every word from Old Norse krasa →