Where does “קראַנק” come from?

קראַנק (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German krank, from Old High German krank, from Proto-West Germanic krank, from Proto-Germanic krankaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

קראַנק (Yiddish): sick, ill

Definitions

  1. sick, ill

Ancestry of “קראַנק”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrank—
2Old High Germankrank—
3Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
4Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
5Proto-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 →