Where does “крениться” come from?
крениться (Russian) comes from Russian крени́ть, from Dutch krengen, from Middle English crengen, from Old English crengan, from Proto-West Germanic *krangijan, from Proto-Germanic krangijaną, from Proto-Germanic kringaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
крениться (Russian): to tilt, to tip, to list; passive of крени́ть
Definitions
- to tilt, to tip, to list; passive of крени́ть
Ancestry of “крениться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | крени́ть | to tilt, to tip |
| 2 | Dutch | krengen | |
| 3 | Middle English | crengen | to bend haughtily, condescend |
| 4 | Old English | crengan | to cause to fall, turn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *krangijan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krangijaną | to make turn, fall |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kringaną | to turn, fall, yield |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |