Where does “milkcrate” come from?

milkcrate (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...

milkcrate (English): A cubic box originally made of wood but now...

Definitions

  1. A cubic box originally made of wood but now...

Ancestry of “milkcrate”, step by step

milkcrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrateA large open box or basket, used especially to...
2Dutchkratcrate
3Middle Dutchcrattebasketware, mold
4Old Dutchkratta—
5Proto-Germanickratjô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via English milk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmilkA white liquid produced by the mammary glands of...
2Middle Englishmilkmilk
3Old Englishmeolcmilk
4Proto-West Germanicmelukmilk
5Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gred- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kratjô →