Where does “krutt” come from?

krutt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Middle Low German krūt, from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

krutt (Norwegian Bokmål): gunpowder

Definitions

  1. gunpowder

Ancestry of “krutt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrūtspices; vegetables, spices
2Old Saxonkrūd—
3Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

Words derived from “krutt”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd →Every word from Old Saxon krūd →Every word from Middle Low German krūt →
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