Where does “kroank” come from?

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

kroank (Saterland Frisian): weak; sick; ill

Definitions

  1. weak; sick; ill

Ancestry of “kroank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankronk—
2Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
3Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krankaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krank →