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

  1. sick; weak, strengthless; vulnerable

Ancestry of “cranc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkrank—
2Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “cranc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Old Dutch krank →