Where does “crofft” come from?
crofft (Middle English) comes from Old English croft, from Proto-Germanic kruftaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “crofft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | croft | enclosed field |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kruftaz | a hill; a curve |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crofft”