Where does “interkrustal” come from?

interkrustal (German) comes from German krustal, from German Kruste, 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.

interkrustal (German): intercrustal

Definitions

  1. intercrustal

Ancestry of “interkrustal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrustalcrustal
2GermanKrustecrust; scab on a wound
3Old High Germankrusta—
4LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
5Proto-Italic*krustos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →