Where does “крючкотворство” come from?

крючкотворство (Russian) comes from Russian крючо́к, from Russian крюк, from Old Norse krókr, from Proto-Germanic krōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerg-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

крючкотворство (Russian): crochet work

Definitions

  1. crochet work

Ancestry of “крючкотворство”, step by step

крючкотворство traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian крючо́к

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкрючо́кhook
2Russianкрюкhook; detour
3Old Norsekrókrhook
4Proto-Germanickrōkazsomething bent, a hook
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerg-to shout; tracery, basket, twist; wicker, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Russian твори́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтвори́тьto create; to make
2Proto-Slavictvorìtito make
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwárīˀtei—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeantwerH-to enclose, fence in; to grab, seize; to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krōkaz →