English

recrew

From re- + crew.

Formed from re- + crew

Proto-Italic *wre- ‘again’

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- ‘to grow’

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Latin crēscō ‘to grow, increase’

Old French croistre ‘to grow’

Old French creue ‘increase; recruit’

Middle English crue

English crew

Today it means

verb To crew (a vessel) again or anew.

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