Where does “kriohhan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “kriohhan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*kreukan—
2Proto-Germanickreukanąto fold, wrinkle; to stoop, crawl
Every word from Proto-Germanic kreukaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kreukan →
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