Where does “kremering” come from?

kremering (Danish) comes from Danish kremere, from Latin cremāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.

kremering (Danish): cremation

Definitions

  1. cremation

Ancestry of “kremering”, step by step

kremering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kremere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkremereto cremate
2Latincremāre—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

via Swedish kremera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkremerato cremate (incinerate a body)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr →Every word from Latin cremāre →Every word from Danish kremere →