Where does “cremesyn” come from?

cremesyn (Middle English) comes from Middle French cremesin, from Old Spanish cremesin, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš — worm.

cremesyn (Middle English): crimson fabric; Made of crimson cloth;...

Definitions

  1. crimson fabric; Made of crimson cloth;...

Ancestry of “cremesyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcremesin—
2Old Spanishcremesin—
3Arabicقِرْمِزcrimson, kermes; kermes
4Persianکرمست—
5Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
6Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
7Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
8Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “cremesyn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ →