Where does “cruden” come from?

cruden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt- — to push; press.

cruden (Middle Dutch): to push, to press; to push forward

Definitions

  1. to push, to press; to push forward

Ancestry of “cruden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchcrūdanto push
2Proto-West Germanickrūdanto press, to push
3Proto-Germanickrūdanąto crowd; to press; to drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewt-to push; press

Words derived from “cruden

Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewt-Every word from Proto-Germanic krūdanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic krūdan