Where does “crowdyng” come from?

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

crowdyng (Middle English): shoving, movement, forcing

Definitions

  1. shoving, movement, forcing

Ancestry of “crowdyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcroudenTo move a means or form of transport; To cram; to...
2Old Englishcrūdanto press
3Proto-West Germanickrūdanto press, to push
4Proto-Germanickrūdanąto crowd; to press; to drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrewt-to push; press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krūdaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krūdan →