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Where does “crudêl” come from?

crudêl (Friulian) comes from Latin crūdēlis, from Latin crūdus, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

crudêl (Friulian): cruel, pitiless

Definitions

  1. cruel, pitiless

Ancestry of “crudêl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrūdēlis—
2Latincrūdus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →