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

  1. pitcher, jug; cretin, fool, numskull

Ancestry of “cruche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishkrūkka—
2Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
3Proto-Germanic*krōguz—

Words derived from “cruche”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic krogu →Every word from Frankish krūkka →