Where does “crosse” come from?

crosse (Walloon) comes from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

crosse (Walloon): crust; crook, crosier; crutch

Definitions

  1. crust; crook, crosier; crutch

Ancestry of “crosse”, step by step

crosse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin crusta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
2Proto-Italic*krustos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze

via Frankish *krukkju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish*krukkju—
2Proto-Germanickrukjōcurved staff; crutch
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewg-wrinkle, bend; bend, wrinkle
4Indo-European*ger-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →