Where does “crochet” come from?
crochet (French) comes from French croc, from Middle French croc, from Old French croc, from Frankish krōk, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crochet (French): hook; square bracket; fang
Definitions
- hook; square bracket; fang
Ancestry of “crochet”, step by step
crochet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French croc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | croc | hook; fang; croc |
| 2 | Middle French | croc | — |
| 3 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 4 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |