Where does “Kruste” come from?
Kruste (German) comes from Old High German krusta, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
Kruste (German): crust; scab on a wound
Ancestry of “Kruste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | krusta | — |
| 2 | Latin | crusta | The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *krustos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krustós | hardened |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |
Words derived from “Kruste”