Where does “krut” come from?

krut (Czech) comes from Czech kroutit, from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.

krut (Czech): torsion

Definitions

  1. torsion

Ancestry of “krut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkroutitto twist
2Proto-Slavickrǫtitito turn, to twist, to twirl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrot(H)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti →Every word from Czech kroutit →
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