Where does “krocke” come from?

krocke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon krukka, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

Ancestry of “krocke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkrukka—
2Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
4Indo-European*ger-—
Every word from Indo-European *ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krukjō →