Where does “crinkelen” come from?

crinkelen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kring, from Old Dutch *kring, from Proto-Germanic kringaz, from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- — to twist, wind; to turn.

crinkelen (Middle Dutch): to make curl

Definitions

  1. to make curl

Ancestry of “crinkelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkring—
2Old Dutch*kring—
3Proto-Germanickringazring, circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrenǵʰ-to twist, wind; to turn

Words derived from “crinkelen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kringaz →Every word from Old Dutch *kring →