Where does “cringan” come from?

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

cringan (Old English): to fall, yield; to fall or die in battle

Definitions

  1. to fall, yield; to fall or die in battle

Ancestry of “cringan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cringan”

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