Where does “cresting” come from?

Cresting derives from the English verb crest, from Middle English creste, Old French creste, and Latin crista meaning "tuft or plume," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek- meaning "to cut."

cresting (English): present participle of crest; An ornamental finish...

Definitions

  1. present participle of crest; An ornamental finish...

Ancestry of “cresting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrestThe summit of a hill or mountain ridge; A tuft,...
2Middle Englishcreste—
3Old Frenchcreste—
4Vulgar Latin*cresta—
5Latincristathe crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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