Where does “krieëk” come from?

krieëk (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch crēke, from Old Dutch krika, from Proto-West Germanic *krikō, from Proto-Germanic *krikô.

krieëk (Limburgish): creek

Definitions

  1. creek

Ancestry of “krieëk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrēke—
2Old Dutchkrika—
3Proto-West Germanic*krikōcove, inlet, creek
4Proto-Germanic*krikô—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krikô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krikō →Every word from Old Dutch krika →
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