Where does “κρήνη” come from?

κρήνη (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kr̥s-neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kres- — spring, surge, wave.

κρήνη (Ancient Greek): well, spring, fountain; waters

Definitions

  1. well, spring, fountain; waters

Ancestry of “κρήνη”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥s-neh₂—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankres-spring, surge, wave

Words derived from “κρήνη”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kres- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥s-neh₂ →