Where does “cruche” come from?
cruche (French) comes from Frankish krūkka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.
cruche (French): pitcher, jug; cretin, fool, numskull
Definitions
- pitcher, jug; cretin, fool, numskull
Ancestry of “cruche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | krūkka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krogu | pot, pitcher |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *krōguz | — |
Words derived from “cruche”