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Where does “crowdsale” come from?

crowdsale (English) comes from English crowd, from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt- — to push; press.

crowdsale (English): An online event where participants can purchase...

Definitions

  1. An online event where participants can purchase...

Ancestry of “crowdsale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrowdTo press forward; to advance by pushing; To press...
2Middle EnglishcroudenTo move a means or form of transport; To cram; to...
3Old Englishcrūdanto press
4Proto-West Germanickrūdanto press, to push
5Proto-Germanickrūdanąto crowd; to press; to drive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrewt-to push; press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewt- →