Where does “Kröte” come from?
Kröte (German) comes from Middle High German krotte, from Old High German chrota, from Proto-West Germanic krodu, from Proto-Indo-European guredʰ- — toad.
Kröte (German): toad; money
Ancestry of “Kröte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | krotte | — |
| 2 | Old High German | chrota | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | krodu | toad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | guredʰ- | toad |
Words derived from “Kröte”