Where does “crede” come from?

crede (Middle English) comes from Old English creda, 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 English): creed statement of belief

Definitions

  1. creed statement of belief

Ancestry of “crede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcredacreed statement of belief
2Latincrēdōto believe, to trust in, to give credence to
3Proto-Italickrezdōto believe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱréddʰh₁etito believe, trust
5Proto-Indo-European-dʰh₁etiForms resultative verbs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “crede”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dʰh₁eti →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱréddʰh₁eti →