Friday, 11 November 2022

When you hear 'crap' are you hearing English or Dutch?

'Crap' is a word borrowed from Dutch 'krappe'. The word entered the English language some time around 1846.


crap [verb] [1846]
Defecate
See 'crap' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Dutch.

note: There are several possible origins. One origin could be Old French (crappe) or an abbreviation of French/Latin (la crapule/crapulentus).
Etymology: -
See more loan words from 1800s.


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