Where does “crossette” come from?

crossette (English) comes from French crossette, from French crosse, from Middle French crosse, from Old French crosse, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

crossette (English): A return in one of the corners of the architrave...

Definitions

  1. A return in one of the corners of the architrave...

Ancestry of “crossette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrossette—
2Frenchcrossebutt; stick; crosier
3Middle Frenchcrosse—
4Old Frenchcrosseshepherd's staff
5Frankish*krukkju—
6Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
7Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
8Indo-European*ger-—
Every word from Indo-European *ger- →