Where does “krenge” come from?
krenge (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French carogne, from French charogne, from Vulgar Latin caronia, from Latin carō, from Proto-Italic karō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Ancestry of “krenge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | carogne | carrion |
| 2 | French | charogne | carrion; asshole, bastard |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | caronia | — |
| 4 | Latin | carō | flesh, meat of an animal |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | karō | piece, portion; meat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |