Where does “kredit” come from?

kredit (Indonesian) comes from Middle French crédit, from Latin crēditum, from Latin crēdō, from Proto-Italic krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

kredit (Indonesian): liabilities

Definitions

  1. liabilities

Ancestry of “kredit”, step by step

kredit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French crédit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcréditbelief, trust
2Latincrēdituma loan
3Latincrēdōto believe, to trust in, to give credence to
4Proto-Italickrezdōto believe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
6Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Indonesian macet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianmacetblocked; clogged

via Dutch crédit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcrédit

Words derived from “kredit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁-
kredit — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer