Where does “crengan” come from?
crengan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *krangijan, from Proto-Germanic krangijaną, from Proto-Germanic kringaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crengan (Old English): to cause to fall, turn
Definitions
- to cause to fall, turn
Ancestry of “crengan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *krangijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krangijaną | to make turn, fall |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kringaną | to turn, fall, yield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |