Where does “コロッケ” come from?
コロッケ (Japanese) comes from French croquette, from French croquer, from Middle French croquer, from Old French crokier, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken, from Norwegian kraken — to grow old, to mature.
コロッケ (Japanese): korokke
Definitions
- korokke
Ancestry of “コロッケ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | croquette | croquette; kibble; a beanpole |
| 2 | French | croquer | to crunch; to waste, squander; to sketch, outline |
| 3 | Middle French | croquer | — |
| 4 | Old French | crokier | to slap, hit, strike |
| 5 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 6 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 7 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 8 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 9 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 10 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 11 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 12 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 13 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |