Where does “crapahut” come from?

crapahut (French) comes from French crapaud, from Middle French crapaud, from Old French crapaut, from Frankish krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crapahut (French): trudge

Definitions

  1. trudge

Ancestry of “crapahut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrapaudtoad; baby grand piano; flaw
2Middle Frenchcrapaud
3Old Frenchcrapaut
4Frankishkrappōhook; a hook
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
6Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crapahut

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gremb-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grep-