Where does “crwst” come from?

crwst (Welsh) comes from Middle English cruste, from Anglo-Norman cruste, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

crwst (Welsh): crust, rind

Definitions

  1. crust, rind

Ancestry of “crwst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcrustecrust
2Anglo-Normancruste—
3LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
4Proto-Italic*krustos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krustós →Every word from Proto-Italic *krustos →
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