Where does “creue” come from?

creue (Old French) comes from Old French croistre, from Latin crēscō, from Proto-Italic krēskō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

creue (Old French): increase; augmentation; recruit; feminine...

Definitions

  1. increase; augmentation; recruit; feminine...

Ancestry of “creue”, step by step

creue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French croistre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcroistreto increase; to augment
2Latincrēscōto rise, grow, grow up; prosper, thrive; increase, multiply, augment
3Proto-Italickrēskō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Latin crēscere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēscere—

Words derived from “creue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →