Where does “crock” come from?

Crock comes from Middle English crokke, from Old English crocca, from Proto-Germanic krukkō, from Proto-Indo-European growg-.

crock (English): A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage...

Definitions

  1. A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage...

Ancestry of “crock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcroka crock, a potsherd; crook, hook
2Old Norsekrókrhook
3Proto-Germanickrōkazsomething bent, a hook
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crock”

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