Where does “krutonki” come from?
krutonki (Finnish) comes from Swedish krutong, from French croûton, from French crouston, from French croûte, from Middle French crouste, from Old French croste, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
krutonki (Finnish): crouton
Definitions
- crouton
Ancestry of “krutonki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krutong | crouton |
| 2 | French | croûton | heel; crouton; a backwards, mediocre person |
| 3 | French | crouston | Archaic form of croûton |
| 4 | French | croûte | crust; scab |
| 5 | Middle French | crouste | crust |
| 6 | Old French | croste | crust; scab |
| 7 | Latin | crusta | The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *krustos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krustós | hardened |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |