The word croup comes from the Early Modern English verb croup, meaning "to cry hoarsely"; the name was first applied to the disease in Scotland and popularized in the 18th century.
“croup”一词源自早期现代英语动词croup，意思是“嘶哑地哭泣”；该词被首次在苏格兰被用于疾病，并在18世纪开始流行。