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
Ancestry of “kroank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | kronk | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | krank | weak, sick |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krankaz | bent; crooked; weak |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |