Where does “crowd” come from?

Crowd comes from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan meaning to push or press, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt-.

crowd (English): To press forward; to advance by pushing; To press...

Definitions

  1. To press forward; to advance by pushing; To press...

Ancestry of “crowd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcroudenTo move a means or form of transport; To cram; to...
2Old Englishcrūdanto press
3Proto-West Germanickrūdanto press, to push
4Proto-Germanickrūdanąto crowd; to press; to drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrewt-to push; press

Words derived from “crowd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krūdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krūdan →
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