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Where does “kringaną” come from?

kringaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kringaną (Proto-Germanic): to turn, fall, yield

Definitions

  1. to turn, fall, yield

Ancestry of “kringaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kringaną”

  • cringe
  • cringing
  • crinkly
  • crinkle
  • cringingly
  • cringeworthy
  • cringer
  • crinkliness
  • cringy
  • cringeling
  • cringemaking
  • crinkleroot
  • uncrinkle
  • cringingness
  • cringesome
  • cringeworthily
  • cringeth
  • cringest
  • cringeworthiness
  • cringefest
  • krindž
  • crengen
  • crinchen
  • crenchen
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