Where does “krëczewka” come from?

krëczewka (Kashubian) comes from German Krücke, from Middle High German krücke, from Old High German krucka, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

krëczewka (Kashubian): crutch

Definitions

  1. crutch

Ancestry of “krëczewka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrückecrutch; crotch; prop; laggard, snail
2Middle High Germankrücke
3Old High Germankrucka
4Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
6Indo-European*ger-
Every word from Indo-European *ger-
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