Where does “crenchen” come from?

crenchen (Middle English) comes from Old English crengan, from Proto-West Germanic *krangijan, from Proto-Germanic krangijaną, from Proto-Germanic kringaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “crenchen”, step by step

crenchen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English crengan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrenganto cause to fall, turn
2Proto-West Germanic*krangijan—
3Proto-Germanickrangijanąto make turn, fall
4Proto-Germanickringanąto turn, fall, yield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Old English crenċan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrenċan—

via Old English crenċġan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrenċġan—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kringaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic krangijaną →
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