Where does “crúca” come from?
crúca (Irish) comes from Middle English croke, from Old English crōc, from Proto-West Germanic krōk, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crúca (Irish): hook, crook
Definitions
- hook, crook
Ancestry of “crúca”, step by step
crúca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English croke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | croke | Alternative form of croken |
| 2 | Old English | crōc | hook, bend, crook |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | krōk | hook |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Old Norse krókr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | krókr | hook |