Etymology · Proto-West Germanic
*krakōn
8 English words descend from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, most common first.
- cricketAn insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
- kestrelAny of various small falcons of the genus Falco that hover while hunting.
- crickA painful stiffness in some part of the body, like the neck or back, which makes it difficult to move the affected body part for some time; a cramp.
- creakThe sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
- crakeAny of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
- chirkTo become happier.
- charkCharcoal; coke.
- tocrackTo crack, fracture, fissure; to break with a cracking sound.