Etymology of the English word crude
the English word
crudederived from the Latin word
crudus (raw; bloody, bleeding; youthful, hardy, vigorous)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kreuə-Date
The earliest known usage of crude in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in other languages
French
crudeCognates
Dutch
cru, Dutch
kroeg, English
crock, French
cru, German
krud, Icelandic
krá, Italian
crudo, Latin
crudus, Provençal
cru, Spanish
crudo, Swedish
krogUsage
Word found in Modern English
