Where does “crosse” come from?

crosse (Middle French) comes from Old French crosse, from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

Ancestry of “crosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrosseshepherd's staff
2Frankish*krukkju—
3Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
5Indo-European*ger-—

Words derived from “crosse”

Every word from Indo-European *ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krukjō →