Where does “kriec” come from?

kriec (Middle High German) comes from Old High German krig, from Proto-West Germanic krīg, from Proto-Germanic krīganą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

kriec (Middle High German): exertion; enmity; opposition

Definitions

  1. exertion; enmity; opposition

Ancestry of “kriec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrigstubbornness; defiance
2Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
3Proto-Germanickrīganą—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
6Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “kriec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrihg(ʰ)-o- →