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Where does “cratte” come from?

cratte (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kratta, from Proto-Germanic kratjô, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

cratte (Middle Dutch): basketware, mold

Definitions

  1. basketware, mold

Ancestry of “cratte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkratta—
2Proto-Germanickratjô—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “cratte”

  • crate
  • crateful
  • uncrate
  • eggcrate
  • milkcrate
  • crateload
  • recrate
  • cratedigger
  • crates
  • krat
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