krikke

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crucke, from Old Dutch *krukka, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic *krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European *grewg- (“bend, wrinkle”), from *ger- (“to bend, turn”).

Noun

krikke f (plural krikkn, diminutive kriksje)

1. crutch (device to assist in motion)