Where does “Kratti” come from?

Kratti (Finnish) comes from Swedish skratte, from Old Swedish skratte, from Old Norse skratti, from Proto-Germanic skrattuz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Kratti (Finnish): A spectral creature that guards buried treasures

Definitions

  1. A spectral creature that guards buried treasures

Ancestry of “Kratti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishskratteAny of several humanoid supernatural creatures
2Old Swedishskratte—
3Old Norseskratti—
4Proto-Germanicskrattuzforest monster; goblin; troll
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrattuz →