Where does “crotchet” come from?
Crotchet comes from Old French crochet, a diminutive of Old French croc, from Frankish krok, ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic krōkaz and Proto-Indo-European ger-.
crotchet (English): A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time; A sharp...
Definitions
- A musical note one beat long in 4/4 time; A sharp...
Ancestry of “crotchet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crochet | — |
| 2 | Old French | crochet | small hook |
| 3 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 4 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crotchet”