Where does “curdiness” come from?
curdiness (English) comes from English curdy, from English curd, from Middle English curd, from Middle English crud, from Middle English crudde, from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan — to push; press.
curdiness (English): The state or quality of being curdy
Definitions
- The state or quality of being curdy
Ancestry of “curdiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curdy | Like, or full of, curd; coagulated |
| 2 | English | curd | The part of milk that coagulates when it sours or... |
| 3 | Middle English | curd | Alternative form of crudde |
| 4 | Middle English | crud | Alternative form of crudde |
| 5 | Middle English | crudde | Milk that has coagulated or a cheese made of it;... |
| 6 | Middle English | crouden | To move a means or form of transport; To cram; to... |
| 7 | Old English | crūdan | to press |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |