Where does “pseudokruppi” come from?
pseudokruppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kruppi, from English croup, from Middle English croupe, from Old French croupe, from Frankish kruppa, from Polish Krupa, from Proto-Slavic krupa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraupāˀ — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.
pseudokruppi (Finnish): croup; pseudocroup dated form of croup caused by a virus and not by the diphtheria bacterium
Definitions
- croup; pseudocroup dated form of croup caused by a virus and not by the diphtheria bacterium
Ancestry of “pseudokruppi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kruppi | croup form of croup caused by the diphtheria bacterium |
| 2 | English | croup | The top of the rump of a horse or other... |
| 3 | Middle English | croupe | The hindquarters or rear, usually of an animal |
| 4 | Old French | croupe | rump, body |
| 5 | Frankish | kruppa | — |
| 6 | Polish | Krupa | groats |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | krupa | grainy substance, groats, hail |
| 8 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kraupāˀ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krowp-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krewp- | scab, crust; to become encrusted |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | krew- | to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise |