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Where does “crever” come from?

crever (French) comes 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.

crever (French): to pop, burst; to snuff it, pop one's clogs; to...

Definitions

  1. to pop, burst; to snuff it, pop one's clogs; to...

Ancestry of “crever”, step by step

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

Words derived from “crever”

  • crevasse
  • crevard
  • crevasse
  • crevaison
  • increvable
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