English
accroach
Accroach comes from Old French acrochier ‘to hook in’, and goes back to croche.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400croche‘hook’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400acrochier‘to hook in’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500acrochen
- Englishearliest quotation 1874-1878accroach
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400croche‘hook’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400acrochier‘to hook in’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500acrochen
- Englishearliest quotation 1874-1878accroach
Earliest quotation: 1874-1878, William Stubbs: “They had attempted to accroach to themselves the royal…”
Every English word from Old French croche
Today it means
verb To hook, or draw to oneself as with a hook.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French croche / accroach