Where does “krank” come from?

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

krank (Plautdietsch): ill, sick

Definitions

  1. ill, sick

Ancestry of “krank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germankrank—
2Middle Low Germankrank—
3Old Saxonkrank—
4Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
5Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krank →