Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “krukka” come from?

krukka (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

Ancestry of “krukka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
2Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
3Indo-European*ger-—

Words derived from “krukka”

  • krycka
  • krocke
  • krücke
  • krucke
  • krykkia
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