Etymology

cruse

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Today it means: A small jar used to hold liquid, such as oil or water. Full definition →

Middle English crouse ← Old English crūse ← Proto-West Germanic *krūsā
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromcrōg“crock, pitcher, vessel”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcroo“pot, pitcher”
  3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*krūsǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*krūsā
  5. Old English · inherited fromcrūse“jar, cruse”
  6. Middle English · inherited fromcrouse
  7. English todaycruse

From Middle English crouse, from Old English crūse (“jar, cruse”), from Proto-West Germanic *krūsā, from Proto-Germanic *krūsǭ, *krūsaz (“jar, pot, collar, jug”). Cognate with German Krause (“pot with a lid”), Icelandic krús (“jar, jug”). Merged with Middle English croo (“pot, pitcher”), from Old English crōg (“crock, pitcher, vessel”). More at crock.

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