Where does “cru” come from?
Cru comes from French cru, derived from French croître, which traces to Proto-Indo-European krewh₂-, ultimately rooted in the sense of growth and increase.
cru (English): A vineyard or group of vineyards in France,...
Definitions
- A vineyard or group of vineyards in France,...
Ancestry of “cru”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crû | past participle of croître |
| 2 | French | croître | to grow |
| 3 | Middle French | croistre | to increase; to augment |
| 4 | Old French | croistre | to increase; to augment |
| 5 | Latin | crēscō | to rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | krēskō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |