Where does “cruft” come from?
cruft (Old English) comes from Latin crupta, from Ancient Greek κρυπτή, from Ancient Greek κρύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European krāu-.
Ancestry of “cruft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | crupta | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κρυπτή | hidden |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρύπτω | to hide, cover; to conceal, obscure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | krāu- | — |
Words derived from “cruft”