Where does “skruszeć” come from?

skruszeć (Polish) comes from Polish kruszec, from Old Czech krušec, from Slovene kruh, from Proto-Slavic kruxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraušas, from Proto-Indo-European krows-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

skruszeć (Polish): to become brittle, to become fragile

Definitions

  1. to become brittle, to become fragile

Ancestry of “skruszeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkruszecore; precious metal
2Old Czechkrušecpiece of ore
3Slovenekruhbread
4Proto-Slavickruxъchunk
5Proto-Balto-Slavickraušas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrows-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

Words derived from “skruszeć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krows-o-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraušas →
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