Etymology of the English word cracknel
the English word
cracknelderived from the Old French word
craquelinderived from the Middle Dutch word
krakelincderived from the Middle Dutch word
krakenderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gerÉ™-derived from the Middle Dutch word
crakelinederived from the Dutch word
crakenDate
The earliest known usage of cracknel in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
