Where does “crédit” come from?

crédit (Middle French) comes from Latin crēditum, 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.

crédit (Middle French): belief, trust

Definitions

  1. belief, trust

Ancestry of “crédit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrēdituma loan
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 “crédit”

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