Where does “crenclen” come from?

crenclen (Middle English) comes from Old English crinclian, from Old English crincan, from Proto-Germanic kringaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crenclen (Middle English): to bend, buckle

Definitions

  1. to bend, buckle

Ancestry of “crenclen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrinclian—
2Old Englishcrincanto curl; to crinkle
3Proto-Germanickringanąto turn, fall, yield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crenclen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kringaną →Every word from Old English crincan →
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