Where does “kruk” come from?

kruk (West Frisian) comes from Dutch kruk, from Middle Dutch crucke, from Old Dutch krukka, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

kruk (West Frisian): crutch

Definitions

  1. crutch

Ancestry of “kruk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrukstool; crutch; handle
2Middle Dutchcrucke—
3Old Dutchkrukka—
4Frankish*krukkju—
5Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
7Indo-European*ger-—
Every word from Indo-European *ger- →