Where does “crofte” come from?

crofte (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...

crofte (Middle English): small, usually enclosed, agricultural land, often...

Definitions

  1. small, usually enclosed, agricultural land, often...

Ancestry of “crofte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcroftenclosed field
2Proto-Germanickruftaza hill; a curve
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crofte”

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