Pronunciation: [kɹˈʌt͡ʃt] (IPA) 
The word "Crutched" is spelled with a "ch" sound because it comes from the Middle English word "crouche," meaning "crutch," which was pronounced with a "ch" sound. In IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription, the word is written as /krʌtʃt/. This means that the "Cru" part is pronounced with a short "u" sound, and the "tched" ending is pronounced with the "t" sound followed by the "ʃ" sound, creating the "ch" sound.
The word "Crutched" is primarily derived from the Middle English word "crutche", meaning "a crutch" or "a support". The term "crutche" itself was borrowed from the Old English word "crycce", which also referred to a crutch or a staff used for support while walking.
This Old English word "crycce" can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word "krūkô", which had a similar meaning. The Proto-Germanic word, in turn, is believed to have originated from the Proto-Indo-European root "*ger-" or "*g're-", meaning "hook" or "bend". This root gave rise to various related words in different Indo-European languages, including "crook" in English and "crochet" in French.
