Where does “krenken” come from?
krenken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon *krenkian, from Proto-West Germanic *krankijan — to make weak, worse.
Ancestry of “krenken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | *krenkian | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *krankijan | to make weak, worse |