Where does “krut” come from?

krut (Swedish) comes from German bussenkrūt, from Middle Low German krūt, from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

krut (Swedish): gunpowder

Definitions

  1. gunpowder

Ancestry of “krut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbussenkrūt—
2Middle Low Germankrūtspices; vegetables, spices
3Old Saxonkrūd—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

Words derived from “krut”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd →Every word from Old Saxon krūd →Every word from Middle Low German krūt →