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Where does “Roycrofter” come from?

Roycrofter (English) comes from English Roycroft, 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...

Roycrofter (English): A member of the Roycroft reformist community of...

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  1. A member of the Roycroft reformist community of...

Ancestry of “Roycrofter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRoycroft—
2EnglishRycroft—
3Old Englishcroftenclosed field
4Proto-Germanickruftaza hill; a curve
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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