Where does “cru” come from?

cru (Middle French) comes from Old French cru, from Latin crūdus, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Ancestry of “cru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcruraw
2Latincrūdusraw, bloody, bleeding
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “cru”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Latin crūdus →Every word from Old French cru →