Where does “Grick” come from?
Grick (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German krücke, from Old High German krucka, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.
Grick (Pennsylvania German): creek; crutch; plural of Gruck
Definitions
- creek; crutch; plural of Gruck
Ancestry of “Grick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | krücke | — |
| 2 | Old High German | krucka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krukjō | curved staff; crutch |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grewg- | wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle |
| 5 | Indo-European | *ger- | — |