Where does “crok” come from?

crok (Middle English) comes from Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crok (Middle English): a crock, a potsherd; crook, hook

Definitions

  1. a crock, a potsherd; crook, hook

Ancestry of “crok”, step by step

crok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse krókr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrókrhook
2Proto-Germanickrōkazsomething bent, a hook
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Old English crocc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrocccrock, pitcher, waterpot, flagon, a little jug or lentil-shaped vessel
2Proto-Germanickrukkō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
4Indo-European*ger-—

Words derived from “crok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krōkaz →