Where does “kränken” come from?
kränken (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German krenken, from Middle High German kranc, from Old High German krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kränken (Luxembourgish): to offend, to insult
Ancestry of “kränken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | krenken | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | kranc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | krank | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |