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Where does “curd” come from?

Curd comes from Middle English curd, from Middle English crud, from Middle English crudde, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt-.

curd (English): The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or...

Definitions

  1. The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or...

Ancestry of “curd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcurdAlternative form of crudde
2Middle EnglishcrudAlternative form of crudde
3Middle EnglishcruddeMilk that has coagulated or a cheese made of it;...
4Middle EnglishcroudenTo move a means or form of transport; To cram; to...
5Old Englishcrūdanto press
6Proto-West Germanickrūdanto press, to push
7Proto-Germanickrūdanąto crowd; to press; to drive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangrewt-to push; press

Words derived from “curd”

  • curdy
  • curdiness
  • curdless
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