Where does “criquet” come from?

criquet (Old French) comes from Old French criquer, from Middle Dutch kricken, from Old Dutch krakōn, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

criquet (Old French): locust

Definitions

  1. locust

Ancestry of “criquet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcriquerto creak
2Middle Dutchkrickento creak; crack
3Old Dutchkrakōnto crack, creak, emit a cry
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “criquet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerg- →Every word from Old Dutch krakōn →
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