kräkas

From Old Swedish kräkias, from Old Norse kræghe, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną (“to crack, crackle, shriek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to resound, cry hoarsely”). Cognate with Scots crak (“to crack”), West Frisian kreakje (“to crack”), Dutch kraken (“to crunch, creak, squeak”), Low German kraken (“to crack”), German krachen (“to crash, crack, creak”), Lithuanian gìrgžděti (“to creak, squeak”), Old Armenian կարկաչ (karkačʿ), Sanskrit गर्जति (gárjati, “to roar, hum”).

Or from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-, *grā- (“to crow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to make a sound, cry hoarsely”) ultimately of onomatopeic origin. Cognate with Lithuanian girgždėti (“to creak, squeak”).

kräkas

1. to throw up, to vomit.

   Det är lätt at förstå varför man vill kräkas.

   It is easy to understand why you wan to vomit.

• kasta upp
• spy
• vomera

• kräkare
• kräkfärdig
• kräkmedel
• kräkning