Where does “cranc” come from?
cranc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cranc (Middle Dutch): sick; weak, strengthless; vulnerable
Definitions
- sick; weak, strengthless; vulnerable
Ancestry of “cranc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | krank | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |