Where does “crede” come from?
crede (Middle Dutch) comes 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.
crede (Middle Dutch): creed
Ancestry of “crede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | crēdō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | krezdō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱréddʰh₁eti | to believe, trust |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -dʰh₁eti | Forms resultative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “crede”