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Where does “Roycroft” come from?

Roycroft (English) comes from English Rycroft, from Old English croft, from Proto-Germanic kruftaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “Roycroft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRycroft—
2Old Englishcroftenclosed field
3Proto-Germanickruftaza hill; a curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Roycroft”

  • Roycrofter
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