Where does “croft” come from?

croft (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kruftaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

croft (Old English): enclosed field

Definitions

  1. enclosed field

Ancestry of “croft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickruftaza hill; a curve
2Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “croft”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruftaz →