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

crowde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English crūdan

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

via Welsh crwth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcrwthcrwth; fiddle, violin, viol; purring; hump, hunch...
2Proto-Celtickruttosround thing

Words derived from “crowde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krūdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krūdan →