Where does “krôch” come from?
krôch (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic kruftaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “krôch”, step by step
krôch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic kruftaz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kruftaz | a hill; a curve |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Proto-Germanic kranhō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kranhō | — |