Where does “crepâ” come from?

crepâ (Friulian) comes from Italian crepare, from Latin crepāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crepâ (Friulian): to die, snuff it

Definitions

  1. to die, snuff it

Ancestry of “crepâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancrepareto crack; to no longer be able to contain or...
2Latincrepāre—
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →