croak
English
/kɹoʊk/, /kɹəʊk/
noun
Definitions
- A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
- The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit)
- The harsh cry of various birds, such as the raven or corncrake, or other creatures.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English *croken inherited from Old English crācettan (croak) inherited from Proto-Germanic *krēk- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *greh₂-k- (croak).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*greh₂-k-
Gloss
croak
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- croaker English
- croakerlike English
- croaketh English
- croakily English
- croakiness English
- croakless English
- croaky English
- grackle English
- kingcroaker English
- *graclu(s) Latin
- gracula Latin
- graculus Latin
- graula Latin
- grācula Latin
- grāculus Latin
- Gekrächze German
- krächzen German
- graznar Spanish, Castilian
- *greh₂-k- Proto-Indo-European
- *krēk- Proto-Germanic
- blåkråka Swedish
- kråka Swedish
- kråkbär Swedish
- kråkfötter Swedish
- nötkråka Swedish
- svartkråka Swedish
- crācettan Old English
- *croken Middle English
- kráka Old Norse
- graur Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan