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

Definitions

  1. to squash

Ancestry of “écraser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchecraserto squash
2Middle EnglishcrasenTo break in pieces; to crack
3Old Norsekrasato shatter

Words derived from “écraser”

Every word from Old Norse krasa →Every word from Middle English crasen →Every word from Middle French ecraser →