Where does “incruster” come from?

incruster (Old French) comes from Latin incrusto, 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.

incruster (Old French): to cover with a crust

Definitions

  1. to cover with a crust

Ancestry of “incruster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinincrustoI encrust
2LatincrustoI cover with a rind, shell, incrustation,...
3LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
4Proto-Italic*krustos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “incruster”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →