Where does “crufte” come from?
crufte (Middle English) comes from Old English cruft, from Latin crupta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.
crufte (Middle English): crypt; vault
Ancestry of “crufte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | cruft | — |
| 2 | Latin | crupta | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρυπτή | hidden |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρύπτω | to hide, cover; to conceal, obscure |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krāu- | — |