wrick

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. To twist; turn
2. To wrench; strain

Noun

A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back

Conceptes

tòrcer

dislocar

desconjuntar-se

dislocar-se

torçar-se

torticoli

Sinònims

rick

sprain

wrench

🔧

twist

turn

wrest

wring

crick

kink

mangle

warp

contort

luxate

distort

dislocate

distord

pull

strain

Traduccions

tordre

storcere

verdraaien

retorcer

contorcer

torcer

twijnen

slogare

vertrekken

verbuigen

verwringen

wringen

στρέφω βιαίως

στραμπουλίζω

ausrenken

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: wricken

Cognat amb neerlandès: wrikken

Cognat amb baix alemany: wriggen

Cognat amb danès: vrikke

Cognat amb suec: vricka

In summary

From Middle English wricken, probably from Middle Dutch wricken (Modern Dutch wrikken (“to wriggle”)) or Middle Low German wricken (“to move jerkily; sprain”), from Proto-Germanic *wrigōną (“to wriggle”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreyḱ- (“to turn, wrap, tie”), from *wer- (“to turn, bend”).
See also Low German wriggen, German Low German wricken (“to row; scull; move back and forth”)). Compare also Danish vrikke (“to move; turn; wriggle”), Swedish vricka (“to sprain; twist; scull”).