Where does “crustily” come from?
crustily (English) comes from English crusty, from English crust, from Middle English cruste, from Anglo-Norman cruste, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
crustily (English): In a crusty manner
Definitions
- In a crusty manner
Ancestry of “crustily”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crusty | Having a crust, especially a thick one;... |
| 2 | English | crust | A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or... |
| 3 | Middle English | cruste | crust |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | cruste | — |
| 5 | Latin | crusta | The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *krustos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krustós | hardened |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |