Where does “krank” come from?

krank (Luxembourgish) comes 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...

krank (Luxembourgish): ill, sick

Definitions

  1. ill, sick

Ancestry of “krank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankranc—
2Old High Germankrank—
3Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
4Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krank →