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
- to push, to press; to push forward
Ancestry of “cruden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | crūdan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |
Words derived from “cruden”