Where does “écraser” come from?
écraser (French) comes from Middle French ecraser, from Middle English crasen, from Old Norse krasa — to shatter.
écraser (French): to squash; to obliterate; to mash , to crush
Definitions
- to squash; to obliterate; to mash , to crush
Ancestry of “écraser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | ecraser | to squash |
| 2 | Middle English | crasen | To break in pieces; to crack |
| 3 | Old Norse | krasa | to shatter |
Words derived from “écraser”