Where does “creel” come from?

Creel comes from Middle English crele, from Old French creille, from Old French greille, from Latin craticula, diminutive of cratis meaning wickerwork or framework, from Proto-Indo-European kert- meaning to twist or weave.

creel (English): An osier basket, such as anglers use to hold...

Definitions

  1. An osier basket, such as anglers use to hold...

Ancestry of “creel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcrelecreel wicker basket
2Old Frenchcreille—
3Latincrāticulagrill, grating
4Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
5Proto-Italic*-kelosDiminutive suffix

Words derived from “creel”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-kelos →Every word from Latin -culus →Every word from Latin crāticula →
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