Where does “crud” come from?

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

crud (Middle French): raw; uncooked

Definitions

  1. raw; uncooked

Ancestry of “crud”, step by step

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

Words derived from “crud”

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