Where does “krut” come from?
krut (Czech) comes from Czech kroutit, from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.
krut (Czech): torsion
Ancestry of “krut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | kroutit | to twist |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | krǫtiti | to turn, to twist, to twirl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱrot(H)- | — |