The story
- Anglo-Norman · derived fromcarogne
- Middle English · inherited fromcrone
- English todaycrone
From Middle English crone, from Anglo-Norman carogne (compare central Old French charogne (a term of abuse, literally “carrion, carcass, old sheep, hag”), whence modern French charogne). Doublet of carrion.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.