Where does “gerilmek” come from?

gerilmek (Turkish) comes from Turkish germek, from Ottoman Turkish كرمك, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

gerilmek (Turkish): to be stretched; to be nervous

Definitions

  1. to be stretched; to be nervous

Ancestry of “gerilmek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgermekto stretch, strain, tighten, draw, lengthen; to...
2Ottoman Turkishكرمكto stretch, tight, tighten, spread out
3Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Ottoman Turkish كرمك →Every word from Turkish germek →