Where does “crever” come from?
crever (Louisiana Creole) comes from French crever, from Old French crever, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
crever (Louisiana Creole): to die
Definitions
- to die
Ancestry of “crever”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crever | to pop, burst; to snuff it, pop one's clogs; to... |
| 2 | Old French | crever | to burst; to die |
| 3 | Latin | crepō | to rattle, rustle, clatter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |