Where does “croh” come from?

croh (Middle English) comes from Old English crōg, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

croh (Middle English): pot, crock, jug

Definitions

  1. pot, crock, jug

Ancestry of “croh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrōga container or vessel (e.g. pot, jug, etc.)
2Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
3Proto-Germanic*krōguz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic krogu →Every word from Old English crōg →