Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “krîke” come from?

krîke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon krēka, from Proto-West Germanic krēkā.

Ancestry of “krîke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkrēka—
2Proto-West Germanickrēkā—

Words derived from “krîke”

  • kriikunapuu
  • kriikuna
  • krikon
Every word from Proto-West Germanic krēkā →