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Where does “crush” come from?

Crush comes from Middle English cruschen, from Old French croissir, from Late Latin cruscio, from Frankish krostjan.

crush (English): A violent collision or compression; a crash;...

Definitions

  1. A violent collision or compression; a crash;...

Ancestry of “crush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcruschento crush, smash, squeeze, squash
2Old Frenchcroissirto crush; to break; to crack; to snap; to crack;...
3Late Latincruscioto brush
4Frankishkrostjanto crush, squeeze, squash

Words derived from “crush”

  • crushing
  • crusher
  • crushingly
  • crushable
  • uncrushable
  • crusheth
  • noncrushing
  • crushproof
  • crushest
  • crushability
  • noncrushable
  • crushee
  • noncrush
  • crushingness
  • crushworthy
  • crush
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