Where does “častokrát” come from?

častokrát (Czech) comes from Dutch krat, from Middle Dutch cratte, from Old Dutch kratta, from Proto-Germanic kratjô, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

častokrát (Czech): often, oftentimes

Definitions

  1. often, oftentimes

Ancestry of “častokrát”, step by step

častokrát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch krat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkratcrate
2Middle Dutchcrattebasketware, mold
3Old Dutchkratta
4Proto-Germanickratjô
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Czech často

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčastooften
2Czechčastýfrequent
3Proto-Slavicčęstъfrequent, dense
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*kimśtas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-