Where does “crenċan” come from?
crenċan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic krangijaną, from Proto-Germanic kringaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “crenċan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | krangijaną | to make turn, fall |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kringaną | to turn, fall, yield |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |