Where does “crôtîn” come from?
crôtîn (Norman) comes from Norman crôte, from Old French cruste, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.
crôtîn (Norman): chunk of bread
Ancestry of “crôtîn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norman | crôte | crust |
| 2 | Old French | cruste | Alternative form of croste |
| 3 | Latin | crusta | The hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *krustos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krustós | hardened |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krews- | to form a crust, begin to freeze |