Where does “subkrustal” come from?

subkrustal (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.

subkrustal (German): subcrustal

Definitions

  1. subcrustal

Ancestry of “subkrustal”, 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
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