köken: Inherited from Middle French crosse, from Old French crosse (“shepherd's staff”), from a Germanic language, likely Frankish *krukkju, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *krukjō (“staff, crutch”). Compare Old High German krucka, Old Saxon krukka, Middle Dutch crucke, English crutch.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *klumpô Old Norse klubbabor. Middle English clubbe English clubbor. Esperanto klabo Borrowed from English club. Doublet of klubo.