English
creener
Creener comes from Cornish krena ‘to tremble’, from Proto-Celtic *kriniti ‘to shake’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *krey-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-‘to shake’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kriniti‘to shake’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*krɨnɨðreconstructed
- Middle Cornishmoderncrenna
- Cornishmodernkrena‘to tremble’
- Englishtodaycreener
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-‘to shake’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*kriniti‘to shake’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*krɨnɨðreconstructed
- Middle Cornishmoderncrenna
- Cornishmodernkrena‘to tremble’
- Englishtodaycreener
Formed from creen ‘to complain’ + -er
Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to shake’
Proto-Celtic *kriniti ‘to shake’
Proto-Brythonic *krɨnɨð
Middle Cornish crenna
Cornish krena ‘to tremble’
English creen
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to shake’
certain, crime, secretary, criminal, secret, crisis, discrimination, critic, critique, discretion, riddle, discriminate, hypocrite, discrete, criterion, discern, discreet, endocrine, rime, incriminate, excretion, excrement, incrimination, ridder, recrimination, excrete, certitude, criterium, 46 more
Today it means
noun An ailing or sickly person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krey- / creener