Where does “krydder” come from?

krydder (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse krydd, from Middle Low German krūt, from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

krydder (Norwegian Nynorsk): a spice; indefinite plural of krydde; indefinite...

Definitions

  1. a spice; indefinite plural of krydde; indefinite...

Ancestry of “krydder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrydd—
2Middle Low Germankrūtspices; vegetables, spices
3Old Saxonkrūd—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

Words derived from “krydder”

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