Where does “cruive” come from?
cruive (English) comes from Middle Low German cruve, from Irish cró, from English Crow, from Middle English crowe, from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
cruive (English): A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon; A...
Definitions
- A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon; A...
Ancestry of “cruive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | cruve | — |
| 2 | Irish | cró | eye, socket; bore; aperture |
| 3 | English | Crow | A member of a Native American tribe of southern... |
| 4 | Middle English | crowe | crow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;... |
| 5 | Middle English | crowen | To crow; To make other noises typical of birds;... |
| 6 | Old English | crāwe | crow |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | krāā | crow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krēǭ | crow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |