Dutch word krijgen comes from Proto-Germanic *krīganą (To be stiff, stubborn; to strive.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *krīganą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To be stiff, stubborn; to strive. |
| *krīgan | Old Dutch (odt) | |
| crigen | Middle Dutch (dum) | To acquire, to gain (through effort). To get, to receive, to be given. |
| krijgen | Dutch (nl) | (auxiliary) Used to form a passive sentence with a ditransitive verb, with the original indirect object becoming the subject of krijgen.. (copulative) to get, to (manage to) cause to become. (transitive) to catch (a disease), to become ill with. (transitive) to get, to be presented with. (transitive) to get, to receive, to come into possession of (anything ranging from concrete to abstract [...] |