Where does “Krawatte” come from?

Krawatte (German) comes from French Cravate, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt, from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ — Croat.

Krawatte (German): necktie

Definitions

  1. necktie

Ancestry of “Krawatte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchCravateCroat
2Serbo-CroatianHr̀vāta Croat; Croat
3Proto-SlavicxorvatъCroat

Words derived from “Krawatte”

Every word from Proto-Slavic xorvatъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt →Every word from French Cravate →