An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Kruste

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Kruste
Friedrich Kluge2511985An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — Kruste1891John Francis Davis

Kruste, f., ‘crust,’ from the rare MidHG. kruste, OHG. crusta, f., ‘crust’; a learned term which has been first naturalised in ModHG. Derived from Lat. crusta, whence also Du. korst, E. crust, as well as Rom. words like Fr. croûte.