Where does “incrochetable” come from?
incrochetable (French) comes from French crochetable, from French crocheter, from French crochet, from French croc, from Middle French croc, from Old French croc, from Frankish krōk, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
incrochetable (French): unpickable
Definitions
- unpickable
Ancestry of “incrochetable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crochetable | pickable |
| 2 | French | crocheter | to pick; to sidestep |
| 3 | French | crochet | hook; square bracket; fang |
| 4 | French | croc | hook; fang; croc |
| 5 | Middle French | croc | — |
| 6 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 7 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |