Where does “krat” come from?

krat (Dutch) comes 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...

krat (Dutch): crate

Definitions

  1. crate

Ancestry of “krat”, step by step

krat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch cratte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrattebasketware, mold
2Old Dutchkratta—
3Proto-Germanickratjô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Proto-Slavic kortъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickortъmoment of time, occurence
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “krat”

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