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Crochet (English: / k r oʊ ˈ ʃ eɪ /; [1] French: [2]) is a process of creating textiles by using a crochet hook to interlock loops of yarn, thread, or strands of other materials. [3] The name is derived from the French term crochet , which means ' hook'. [ 4 ]
De Mestral gave the name Velcro, [2] [4] a portmanteau of the French words velours ('velvet') and crochet ('hook'), [2] [5] to his invention, as well as to the Swiss company he founded; Velcro SA. [2] The company continues to manufacture and market the fastening system.
kriki ("corner, nook") through ME creke ("narrow inlet in a coastline") altered from kryk perhaps influenced by Anglo-Norman crique itself from a Scandinavian source via Norman-French [56] crochet from Old Norse krokr "hook" via French crochet "small hook; canine tooth" [57] crocket from the same Norse root as "crochet" via French. [58] crook
The following list details words, affixes and phrases that contain Germanic etymons.. Words where only an affix is Germanic (e.g. méfait, bouillard, carnavalesque) are excluded, as are words borrowed from a Germanic language where the origin is other than Germanic, (for instance, cabaret is from Dutch, but the Dutch word is ultimately from Latin/Greek, so it is omitted).
The word "crotchet" comes from Old French crochet, meaning 'little hook', diminutive of croc, 'hook', because of the hook used on the note in black notation of the medieval period. As the name implies, a quarter note's duration is one quarter that of a whole note, half the length of a half note, and twice that of an eighth note.
English words of French origin can also be distinguished from French words and expressions used by English speakers. Although French is derived mainly from Latin, which accounts for about 60% of English vocabulary either directly or via a Romance language, it includes words from Gaulish and Germanic languages, especially Old Frankish. Since ...
crouton, from the diminutive form of the old French word croust, (later to come into modern French as the word croûte), meaning 'crust'. crown , Anglo-Fr. coroune , from Old Fr. corone , compare Mod. Fr. couronne
The Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (German for French Etymological Dictionary) or FEW is the principal etymological dictionary of the Gallo-Romance languages (such as French). It was the brainchild of the Swiss philologist Walther von Wartburg .