Where does “crocant” come from?
crocant (Romanian) comes from French croquant, 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.
crocant (Romanian): crispy
Definitions
- crispy
Ancestry of “crocant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | croquant | crunchy; present participle of croquer |
| 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 |