Where does “cru” come from?

cru (Old French) comes from Latin crūdus, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

cru (Old French): raw

Definitions

  1. raw

Ancestry of “cru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrūdusraw, bloody, bleeding
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “cru”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Latin crūdus →