Where does “kriochan” come from?

kriochan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *kreukan, from Proto-Germanic kreukaną — to fold, wrinkle; to stoop, crawl.

Ancestry of “kriochan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kreukan
2Proto-Germanickreukanąto fold, wrinkle; to stoop, crawl

Words derived from “kriochan

Every word from Proto-Germanic kreukanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *kreukan