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...

Words derived from “crenċan”

cringe
cringing
cringingly
cringeworthy
cringer
cringy
cringeling
cringemaking
cringingness
cringesome
cringeworthily
cringeth
cringest
cringeworthiness
cringefest
krindž
crengen
crinchen
crenchen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →

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