Where does “croquer” come from?
croquer (Middle French) comes from Old French crokier, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken, from Norwegian kraken, from Norwegian krake, from Esperanto kraki, from English crack — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “croquer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | crokier | to slap, hit, strike |
| 2 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 3 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 4 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 5 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 6 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 7 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 8 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 9 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 10 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |