Where does “crêpe” come from?

crêpe (Norman) comes from Old French crespe, from Latin Crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crêpe (Norman): pancake

Definitions

  1. pancake

Ancestry of “crêpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrespe—
2LatinCrispuscurly; hair
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Crispus →Every word from Old French crespe →