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
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”

croft

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruftaz →