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

krëte traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German krota

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

via Old High German kreta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankretatoad

via Old High German chrota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanchrota—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European guredʰ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krodu →Every word from Old High German krota →