Where does “crosse” come from?

crosse (Old French) comes from Frankish *krukkju, from Proto-Germanic krukjō, from Proto-Indo-European grewg-, from Indo-European *ger-.

crosse (Old French): shepherd's staff

Definitions

  1. shepherd's staff

Ancestry of “crosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish*krukkju—
2Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
4Indo-European*ger-—

Words derived from “crosse”

Every word from Indo-European *ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krukjō →