Where does “pětkrát” come from?
pětkrát (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...
pětkrát (Czech): five times
Definitions
- five times
Ancestry of “pětkrát”, step by step
pětkrát traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch krat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krat | crate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cratte | basketware, mold |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kratta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kratjô | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gred- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Czech pět
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | pět | five; to sing |
| 2 | Old Czech | [[pieti]], [[pěti]] | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pěti | to sing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | poiH- | — |