An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Kruste
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Kruste, feminine, ‘crust,’ from the rare Middle High German kruste, Old High German crusta, feminine, ‘crust’; a learned term which has been first naturalised in Modern High German. Derived from Latin crusta, whence also Dutch korst, English crust, as well as Romance words like French croûte.