Where does “korokke” come from?
korokke (English) comes from Japanese コロッケ, from French croquette, from French croquer, from Middle French croquer, from Old French crokier, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
korokke (English): A Japanese dish of chopped meat, seafood, or...
Definitions
- A Japanese dish of chopped meat, seafood, or...
Ancestry of “korokke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | コロッケ | korokke |
| 2 | French | croquette | croquette; kibble; a beanpole |
| 3 | French | croquer | to crunch; to waste, squander; to sketch, outline |
| 4 | Middle French | croquer | — |
| 5 | Old French | crokier | to slap, hit, strike |
| 6 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 7 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 8 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 9 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 10 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 11 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 12 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 13 | Middle English | crakken | — |
| 14 | Old English | cracian | to resound; to crack |
| 15 | Old Dutch | krakōn | to crack, creak, emit a cry |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |