Where does “croșetare” come from?
croșetare (Romanian) comes from Romanian croșeta, from French crocheter, from French crochet, from French croc, from Middle French croc, from Old French croc, from Frankish krōk, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
croșetare (Romanian): crocheting
Definitions
- crocheting
Ancestry of “croșetare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | croșeta | to crochet |
| 2 | French | crocheter | to pick; to sidestep |
| 3 | French | crochet | hook; square bracket; fang |
| 4 | French | croc | hook; fang; croc |
| 5 | Middle French | croc | — |
| 6 | Old French | croc | hook; a hook-shaped weapon; grappling hook |
| 7 | Frankish | krōk | hook |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krōkaz | something bent, a hook |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerg- | to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |