Where does “třikrát” come from?

třikrát (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...

třikrát (Czech): three times, thrice

Definitions

  1. three times, thrice

Ancestry of “třikrát”, step by step

třikrát 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 tři

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtřithree
2Old Czechtřiethree
3Proto-Slavictri
4Proto-Balto-Slavictríjesthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-
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