krikke

West Flemish

noun

Definitions

crutch (device to assist in motion)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch crucke inherited from Old Dutch *krukka inherited from Frankish *krukkija inherited from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (crutch, staff).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*krukjō

Gloss

crutch, staff

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kruk Dutch, Flemish
*grewg- Proto-Indo-European
*krukjō Proto-Germanic
crycc Old English
cryċċ Old English
crosse Old French
crucke Middle Dutch
krucka Old High German
grucho Ido
*krukka Old Dutch
krukka Old Saxon
*krukkija Frankish
*krukkja lng