Where does “crate” come from?

Crate comes from Dutch krat, from Middle Dutch cratte, from Old Dutch kratta, from Proto-Germanic kratjô, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger-.

crate (English): A large open box or basket, used especially to...

Definitions

  1. A large open box or basket, used especially to...

Ancestry of “crate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkratcrate
2Middle Dutchcrattebasketware, mold
3Old Dutchkratta—
4Proto-Germanickratjô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crate”

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