Where does “croûte” come from?

croûte (French) comes from Middle French crouste, from Old French croste, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

croûte (French): crust; scab

Definitions

  1. crust; scab

Ancestry of “croûte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcroustecrust
2Old Frenchcrostecrust; scab
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 “croûte”

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