myEtymology.com: French etymology of recrue

Etymology of the French word recrue

the French word recrue

derived from the French word recroître

derived from the French word croître

derived from the Old French word creistre

derived from the Latin word crescere (to grow; come forth, to be; arise; thrive, increase)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ker-

using the Old French prefix re-

Dutch rekruut, English recruit, German Rekrut, Norwegian rekrutt, Swedish rekryt