Where does “craquelure” come from?
craquelure (English) comes from French craquelure, from French craqueler, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken, from Norwegian kraken, from Norwegian krake, from Esperanto kraki — to grow old, to mature.
craquelure (English): The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the...
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- The distinctive pattern of hairline cracks in the...
Ancestry of “craquelure”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | craquelure | A small crack, usually in paint, glaze, varnish... |
| 2 | French | craqueler | to crack |
| 3 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 4 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 5 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 6 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 7 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 8 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 9 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 10 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 11 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |