Where does “crengen” come from?
crengen (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...
crengen (Middle English): to bend haughtily, condescend
Definitions
- to bend haughtily, condescend
Ancestry of “crengen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | crengan | to cause to fall, turn |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *krangijan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krangijaną | to make turn, fall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kringaną | to turn, fall, yield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |