Where does “crāken” come from?

crāken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch krakōn, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crāken (Middle Dutch): to creak, to crack

Definitions

  1. to creak, to crack

Ancestry of “crāken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkrakōnto crack, creak, emit a cry
2Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crāken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerg- →Every word from Old Dutch krakōn →