Proto-Indo-European

*gerg-

‘wicker, bend’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gerg-.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-, most familiar first.

• crack ← crakken ← cracian ← *krakōn
• cricket ← creket ← criket ← criquer ← kricken
• crouch ← crouchen ← croken ← krókr ← *krōkaz
• crochet ← croc ← *krōk ← *krōkaz
• crick ← crikken ← *krakōn
• encroach ← encrochen ← encrochier ← croc ← *krōk
• crake ← craken ← cracian ← *krakōn
• chirk ← chirken ← ċearcian ← *krakōn
• crocket ← croket ← croquet ← crochet ← croc
• chark ← charken ← ċearcian ← cracian ← *krakōn
• craquelure ← craqueler ← craquer ← craquer ← kraken
• tocrack ← tocraken ← cracian ← *krakōn

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gerg-