Where does “crouste” come from?

crouste (Middle French) comes from Old French croste, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

crouste (Middle French): crust

Definitions

  1. crust

Ancestry of “crouste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrostecrust; scab
2LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
3Proto-Italic*krustos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “crouste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →