Where does “krank” come from?
krank (Low German) comes from Middle Low German krank, from Old Saxon krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “krank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | krank | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | krank | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “krank”