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 *kruksEvery word from Latin crux