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Where does “croster” come from?

croster (Old French) comes from Latin crusto, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

croster (Old French): to crust

Definitions

  1. to crust

Ancestry of “croster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincrustoI cover with a rind, shell, incrustation,...
2LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
3Proto-Italic*krustos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “croster”

  • croûter
  • croûtage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →