Where does “crosse” come from?

crosse (Canadian French) comes from Middle French crosse, from Old French crosse, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

crosse (Canadian French): butt; stick; crosier

Definitions

  1. butt; stick; crosier

Ancestry of “crosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcrosse—
2Old Frenchcrosseshepherd's staff
3Frankish*krukkju—
4Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
6Indo-European*ger-—
Every word from Indo-European *ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krukjō →