Where does “크로켓” come from?
크로켓 (Korean) 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.
크로켓 (Korean): croquette
Definitions
- croquette
Ancestry of “크로켓”, 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 |