Where does “krutdurk” come from?

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

krutdurk (Swedish): powder keg, tinderbox, flash point

Definitions

  1. powder keg, tinderbox, flash point

Ancestry of “krutdurk”, step by step

krutdurk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish krut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrutgunpowder
2Germanbussenkrūt
3Middle Low Germankrūtspices; vegetables, spices
4Old Saxonkrūd
5Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

via Swedish durk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdurkship's floor
2EnglishdorkA quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūdEvery word from Old Saxon krūdEvery word from Middle Low German krūt