Where does “croquete” come from?
croquete (Portuguese) comes from French croquette, from French croquer, from Middle French croquer, from Old French crokier, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken, from Norwegian kraken — to grow old, to mature.
croquete (Portuguese): croquette
Definitions
- croquette
Ancestry of “croquete”, step by step
croquete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French croquette
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | croquette | croquette; kibble; a beanpole |
| 2 | French | croquer | to crunch; to waste, squander; to sketch, outline |
| 3 | Middle French | croquer | — |
| 4 | Old French | crokier | to slap, hit, strike |
| 5 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 6 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 7 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 8 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 9 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 10 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 11 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 12 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 13 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |