Where does “korste” come from?

korste (Middle Low German) comes from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

Ancestry of “korste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “korste”

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