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Where does “curdless” come from?

curdless (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną — to push; press.

curdless (English): Without curd

Definitions

  1. Without curd

Ancestry of “curdless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcurdThe part of milk that coagulates when it sours or...
2Middle EnglishcurdAlternative form of crudde
3Middle EnglishcrudAlternative form of crudde
4Middle EnglishcruddeMilk that has coagulated or a cheese made of it;...
5Middle EnglishcroudenTo move a means or form of transport; To cram; to...
6Old Englishcrūdanto press
7Proto-West Germanickrūdanto press, to push
8Proto-Germanickrūdanąto crowd; to press; to drive
9Proto-Indo-Europeangrewt-to push; press
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