Where does “crôteux” come from?

crôteux (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.

crôteux (Norman): crusty

Definitions

  1. crusty

Ancestry of “crôteux”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normancrôtecrust
2Old FrenchcrusteAlternative form of croste
3LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
4Proto-Italic*krustos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →