Where does “krikon” come from?

krikon (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German krêke, from Old Saxon krēka, from Proto-West Germanic krēkā.

krikon (Swedish): damson plum, damson (fruit)

Definitions

  1. damson plum, damson (fruit)

Ancestry of “krikon”, step by step

krikon traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German krêke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrêke—
2Old Saxonkrēka—
3Proto-West Germanickrēkā—

via Swedish ön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishön

via Swedish krike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrike—

Words derived from “krikon”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic krēkā →Every word from Old Saxon krēka →Every word from Middle Low German krêke →