Where does “crouche” come from?

crouche (Middle English) comes from Swedish kruka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

crouche (Middle English): cross wooden frame for crucifixion

Definitions

  1. cross wooden frame for crucifixion

Ancestry of “crouche”, step by step

crouche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kruka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrukaa pot; a coward
2Middle Low Germankrūke—
3Old Saxonkrūka—
4Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
5Proto-Germanic*krōguz—

via Old English crūċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrūċcross
2Latincrucemaccusative singular of crux
3Latincruxwooden frame on which criminals were crucified,...
4Proto-Italic*kruks—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “crouche”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →
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