Where does “devětkrát” come from?

devětkrát (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...

devětkrát (Czech): nine times

Definitions

  1. nine times

Ancestry of “devětkrát”, step by step

devětkrát 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 devět

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdevětnine
2Proto-Slavicdevętьnine
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁néwn̥nine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →