Where does “croce” come from?
croce (Old French) comes from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.
Ancestry of “croce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | *krukkju | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krukjō | curved staff; crutch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grewg- | wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle |
| 4 | Indo-European | *ger- | — |
Words derived from “croce”