Where does “crateful” come from?
crateful (English) comes from English crate, 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...
crateful (English): As much as a crate would hold
Definitions
- As much as a crate would hold
Ancestry of “crateful”, step by step
crateful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crate | A large open box or basket, used especially to... |
| 2 | Dutch | krat | crate |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cratte | basketware, mold |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kratta | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kratjô | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gred- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |