wrick

Significado (Inglês)

Verb

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

Noun

A painful muscular spasm in the neck or back

Conceitos

contorcer

retorcer

torcer

Sinônimos

rick

sprain

wrench

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twist

turn

wrest

wring

crick

kink

mangle

warp

contort

luxate

distort

dislocate

distord

pull

strain

Traduções

tordre

storcere

verdraaien

verbuigen

wringen

verwringen

twijnen

slogare

vertrekken

tòrcer

ausrenken

torticoli

drehen

ringen

إلتوى في الكاحل

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: wricken

Cognato com holandês: wrikken

Cognato com baixo alemão: wriggen

Cognato com dinamarquês: vrikke

Cognato com sueco: 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”).