Where does “crosser” come from?

crosser (French) comes from French crosse, from Middle French crosse, from Old French crosse, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

crosser (French): to hit with a crosse; to cheat, to swindle; to...

Definitions

  1. to hit with a crosse; to cheat, to swindle; to...

Ancestry of “crosser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcrossebutt; stick; crosier
2Middle Frenchcrosse—
3Old Frenchcrosseshepherd's staff
4Frankish*krukkju—
5Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
7Indo-European*ger-—
Every word from Indo-European *ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krukjō →