Where does “kruidig” come from?

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

kruidig (Dutch): spicy, with pronounced vegetal aroma

Definitions

  1. spicy, with pronounced vegetal aroma

Ancestry of “kruidig”, step by step

kruidig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kruid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruidherb; a plant without a wooden stem; spice
2Middle Dutchcruutplant, vegetation, herb; edible plant, vegetable;...
3Old Dutchkrūd
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd
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