Where does “crud” come from?

crud (Aromanian) comes from Latin crūdus, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

crud (Aromanian): raw, uncooked; crude, brutal, cruel

Definitions

  1. raw, uncooked; crude, brutal, cruel

Ancestry of “crud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrūdusraw, bloody, bleeding
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Latin crūdus →
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