Where does “crochet” come from?
Crochet comes from French crochet, diminutive of croc formed with the French suffix -et, traced through Middle French -et and Old French -et to Frankish krok, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger-.
crochet (English): Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked...
Definitions
- Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked...
Ancestry of “crochet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | crochet | hook; square bracket; fang |
| 2 | French | croc | hook; fang; croc |
| 3 | Middle French | croc | — |
| 4 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 5 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crochet”