Where does “crouch” come from?
Crouch comes from Middle English crouche, from Middle English croken, from Old English crācettan, from Proto-Indo-European greh₂-k-, ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ger-.
crouch (English): To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the...
Definitions
- To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the...
Ancestry of “crouch”, step by step
crouch traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English crouchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crouchen | To make the sign of the cross |
| 2 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 3 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Middle English crucchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crucchen | — |
| 2 | Middle English | croken | To be bent; to curve; To make bent; to crook; To... |
| 3 | Old English | crācettan | to croak |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krēk- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Middle English crouken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crouken | to bend, crouch |