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Where does “crowde” come from?

crowde (Middle English) comes from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt- — to push; press.

crowde (Middle English): Alternative form of crouden; A crwth, crowd or a...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of crouden; A crwth, crowd or a...

Ancestry of “crowde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrūdanto press
2Proto-West Germanickrūdanto press, to push
3Proto-Germanickrūdanąto crowd; to press; to drive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewt-to push; press

Words derived from “crowde”

  • crowd
  • crowding
  • overcrowd
  • crowdsourcing
  • crwth
  • crowder
  • crowdy
  • crowdpleaser
  • crowdeth
  • crowdlike
  • crowdest
  • crowdworker
  • crowdsourcer
  • anticrowd
  • crowdsale
  • flashcrowd
  • crowd-puller
  • crowdfunder
  • crowdfund
  • crowdfunding
  • crowdsource
  • crowdlending
  • crowdsensing
  • anticrowding
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