Where does “krank” come from?

krank (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “krank”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-West Germanic	krank	weak, sick
2	Proto-Germanic	krankaz	bent; crooked; weak
3	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krank”

nervenkrank
Lungenerkrankung
krankenhausreif
Krankenhaus
krankmelden
krank
lungenkrank
höhenkrank
leberkrank
liebeskrank
fußkrank
krankhaft
Krankenwagen
Folgeerkrankung
sterbenskrank
erkranken
Mangelerkrankung
Krebserkrankung
dauerkrank
Krankenkassenbeitrag
Krankenkasse
todkrank
Kiefergelenkserkrankung
Krankmeldung

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