Where does “kruid” come from?

kruid (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cruut, from Old Dutch krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

kruid (Dutch): herb; a plant without a wooden stem; spice

Definitions

  1. herb; a plant without a wooden stem; spice

Ancestry of “kruid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcruutplant, vegetation, herb; edible plant, vegetable;...
2Old Dutchkrūd—
3Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

Words derived from “kruid”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd →Every word from Old Dutch krūd →Every word from Middle Dutch cruut →