Where does “croûter” come from?

croûter (French) comes from Old French croster, from Latin crusto, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

croûter (French): to eat; to crust

Definitions

  1. to eat; to crust

Ancestry of “croûter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrosterto crust
2LatincrustoI cover with a rind, shell, incrustation,...
3LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
4Proto-Italic*krustos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “croûter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →