Where does “creste” come from?

creste (Middle English) comes from Old French creste, from Vulgar Latin *cresta, from Latin crista, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “creste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcreste
2Vulgar Latin*cresta
3Latincristathe crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “creste

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-