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

Definitions

  1. crypt; vault

Ancestry of “crufte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcruftvault
2Latincrupta—
3Ancient Greekκρυπτήhidden
4Ancient Greekκρύπτωto hide, cover; to conceal, obscure
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrāu-—

Words derived from “crufte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāu- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρύπτω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρυπτή →