Where does “krevas” come from?
krevas (Indonesian) comes from English crevasse, from French crevasse, from Old French crevace, from Old French crever, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
krevas (Indonesian): crevasse (a crack or fissure in a glacier or snow field)
Definitions
- crevasse (a crack or fissure in a glacier or snow field)
Ancestry of “krevas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crevasse | A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a... |
| 2 | French | crevasse | crevasse; first-person singular imperfect... |
| 3 | Old French | crevace | crevasse |
| 4 | Old French | crever | to burst; to die |
| 5 | Latin | crepō | to rattle, rustle, clatter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |