Where does “cruschen” come from?

cruschen (Middle English) comes from Old French croissir, from Late Latin cruscio, from Frankish krostjan — to crush, squeeze, squash.

cruschen (Middle English): to crush, smash, squeeze, squash

Definitions

  1. to crush, smash, squeeze, squash

Ancestry of “cruschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcroissirto crush; to break; to crack; to snap; to crack;...
2Late Latincruscioto brush
3Frankishkrostjanto crush, squeeze, squash

Words derived from “cruschen”

Every word from Frankish krostjan →Every word from Late Latin cruscio →Every word from Old French croissir →
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