Where does “kruit” come from?

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

kruit (Dutch): gunpowder

Definitions

  1. gunpowder

Ancestry of “kruit”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kruit”

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