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
- A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage...
Ancestry of “crock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | crok | a crock, a potsherd; crook, hook |
| 2 | Old Norse | krókr | hook |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crock”