Where does “crisp” come from?

crisp (Old English) comes from Latin Crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

crisp (Old English): curly

Definitions

  1. curly

Ancestry of “crisp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCrispuscurly; hair
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “crisp

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-
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