Where does “crevasse” come from?

crevasse (French) comes from Old French crevace, from Old French crever, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crevasse (French): crevasse; first-person singular imperfect...

Definitions

  1. crevasse; first-person singular imperfect...

Ancestry of “crevasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrevacecrevasse
2Old Frenchcreverto burst; to die
3Latincrepōto rattle, rustle, clatter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “crevasse”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →