Where does “crucche” come from?

crucche (Middle English) comes from Old English cryċċ, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

crucche (Middle English): crutch

Definitions

  1. crutch

Ancestry of “crucche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcryċċcrutch, staff
2Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
4Indo-European*ger-—

Words derived from “crucche”

Every word from Indo-European *ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krukjō →