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Where does “krank” come from?

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

krank (Proto-West Germanic): weak, sick

Definitions

  1. weak, sick

Ancestry of “krank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
2Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krank”

  • crank
  • cranky
  • crankshaft
  • crankcase
  • crankiness
  • crankpin
  • crankbait
  • crunk
  • crankily
  • bellcrank
  • crankish
  • crankset
  • cranker
  • crankle
  • cronk
  • crankarm
  • crankness
  • undercrank
  • aquacrunk
  • crunkmeister
  • cranksome
  • nervenkrank
  • Lungenerkrankung
  • krankenhausreif
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