Where does “crincan” come from?

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

crincan (Old English): to curl; to crinkle

Definitions

  1. to curl; to crinkle

Ancestry of “crincan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “crincan”

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