Where does “crulle” come from?

crulle (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch crul, from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ, from Proto-Germanic grus-, from Proto-Indo-European gurus- — twist, curl.

crulle (Middle English): curled, curly

Definitions

  1. curled, curly

Ancestry of “crulle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrul—
2Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
3Proto-Germanicgrus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl

Words derived from “crulle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gurus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ →