Where does “croked” come from?

croked (Middle English) comes from Middle English croken, from Old English crācettan, from Proto-Germanic krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “croked”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcrokenTo be bent; to curve; To make bent; to crook; To...
2Old Englishcrācettanto croak
3Proto-Germanickrēk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “croked”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krēk- →Every word from Old English crācettan →
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