krank

German (Berlin)

/kʁaŋk/

adj
Definitions
  • ill, sick in bad health
  • (figurative) sick, morally or mentally degenerate
  • (slang) very interesting or unusual (in the positive or negative); sick

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German krank inherited from Old High German *krank inherited from *krank (weak) inherited from Proto-Germanic *krangaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*krangaz

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