Crash

Morpheme

Crash

Type

free base

Denotation

break into pieces, loud clattering sound

Etymology

Middle English crasshen, crasschen, craschen; of unknown origin but probably of onomatopoeic origin

Evidence

aircrash, anticrash, autocrash, crash, crashability, crashable, crashdump, crashed, crasher, crashes, Crashgate, crashier, crashiest, crashing, crashless, crashlike, crashmat, crashmate, crashproof, crashworthy, crashy, gatecrash, midcrash, postcrash, precrash, uncrashed