Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “krëte” come from?

krëte (Middle High German) comes from Old High German krota, from Proto-West Germanic krodu, from Proto-Indo-European guredʰ- — toad.

Ancestry of “krëte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrota—
2Proto-West Germanickrodutoad
3Proto-Indo-Europeanguredʰ-toad

Words derived from “krëte”

  • Chrottepösche
  • Chrott
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