Where does “crookeen” come from?

crookeen (Yola) comes from Middle English crouken, from Old English crācettan, from Proto-Germanic krēk-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

crookeen (Yola): crossness, peevishness

Definitions

  1. crossness, peevishness

Ancestry of “crookeen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcroukento bend, crouch
2Old Englishcrācettanto croak
3Proto-Germanickrēk-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krēk- →Every word from Old English crācettan →