myEtymology.com: English etymology of crotchety

Etymology of the English word crotchety

the English word crotchety

derived from the English word crotchet

derived from the English word crochet

derived from the French word crocheter

derived from the Old French word crochet

derived from the Old French word croche

derived from the Old French word croc

derived from the Old Norse word krókr

derived from the French word croc

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *krogu

using the English suffix -y