Where does “krudt” come from?

krudt (Danish) comes from German bussenkrūt, from Middle Low German krūt, from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

krudt (Danish): gunpowder, powder; pep, go

Definitions

  1. gunpowder, powder; pep, go

Ancestry of “krudt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbussenkrūt—
2Middle Low Germankrūtspices; vegetables, spices
3Old Saxonkrūd—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

Words derived from “krudt”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd →Every word from Old Saxon krūd →Every word from Middle Low German krūt →