Where does “croquant” come from?
croquant (French) comes from French croquer, from Middle French croquer, from Old French crokier, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken, from Norwegian kraken, from Norwegian krake — to grow old, to mature.
croquant (French): crunchy; present participle of croquer
Definitions
- crunchy; present participle of croquer
Ancestry of “croquant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | croquer | to crunch; to waste, squander; to sketch, outline |
| 2 | Middle French | croquer | — |
| 3 | Old French | crokier | to slap, hit, strike |
| 4 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 5 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 6 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 7 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 8 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 9 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 10 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 11 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 12 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |