Where does “crowding” come from?
Crowding comes from English crowd, derived from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt-.
crowding (English): present participle of crowd; The act by which...
Definitions
- present participle of crowd; The act by which...
Ancestry of “crowding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crowd | To press forward; to advance by pushing; To press... |
| 2 | Middle English | crouden | To move a means or form of transport; To cram; to... |
| 3 | Old English | crūdan | to press |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |