Where does “cræsta” come from?

cræsta (Old English) comes from Vulgar Latin *cresta, from Latin crista, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

cræsta (Old English): crest, tuft, plume

Definitions

  1. crest, tuft, plume

Ancestry of “cræsta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*cresta—
2Latincristathe crest, the plume; the comb or tuft on the...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin crista →Every word from Vulgar Latin *cresta →