crockard

The story

1. Middle English · derived fromcrok“a crock, a potsherd”
2. Old French · derived fromcrokard
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromcrocard
4. Middle English · inherited fromcrocard
5. English todaycrockard

From Middle English crocard, from Anglo-Norman crocard/Old French crokard, of uncertain origin. Possibilities include: * that it is from croc (“hook”), from a Scandinavian language (compare Old Norse krókr (“hook”)) + -ard. * that it is related to croquier (“break in pieces”). * that it is a diminutive of Middle English crok (“a crock, a potsherd”).

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