Where does “crap” come from?

crap (Yola) comes from Middle English crappe, from Old French crappe.

crap (Yola): Part of a faggot or bush, withered furze, cut, but not made into faggots

Definitions

  1. Part of a faggot or bush, withered furze, cut, but not made into faggots

Ancestry of “crap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcrappechaff, grain husks
2Old Frenchcrappe—
Every word from Old French crappe →Every word from Middle English crappe →
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