Where does “crebar” come from?

crebar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese quebrar, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crebar (Galician): to break; to cause a hernia; to get a hernia

Definitions

  1. to break; to cause a hernia; to get a hernia

Ancestry of “crebar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesequebrar
2Latincrepōto rattle, rustle, clatter
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-
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