Where does “cruche” come from?

cruche (Middle English) comes from Old English crūċ, from Latin crucem, from Latin crux, from Proto-Italic *kruks, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

Ancestry of “cruche”, step by step

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 “cruche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Italic *kruks →Every word from Latin crux →