Where does “kringan” come from?

kringan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic kringaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “kringan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickringanąto turn, fall, yield
2Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kringan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kringaną →