Where does “cræcetung” come from?

cræcetung (Old English) comes from Old English crācettan, from Proto-Germanic krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

cræcetung (Old English): creaking

Definitions

  1. creaking

Ancestry of “cræcetung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrācettanto croak
2Proto-Germanickrēk-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krēk- →Every word from Old English crācettan →