crankness
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) Liability to be overset; said of a ship or other vessel.
- sprightliness; health; vigour
Etymology
Suffix from English crank.
Origin
English
crank
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bellcrank English
- crank English
- crankarm English
- crankbait English
- crankcase English
- cranker English
- crankish English
- crankle English
- crankpin English
- crankset English
- crankshaft English
- cranksome English
- cranky English
- overcrank English
- undercrank English
- クランク Japanese
- krank Norwegian Nynorsk
- cronk Middle English
- Grenk Pennsylvania German