Where does “crévasse” come from?
crévasse (Norman) comes from Old French crevace, from Old French crever, from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
crévasse (Norman): gully
Ancestry of “crévasse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | crevace | crevasse |
| 2 | Old French | crever | to burst; to die |
| 3 | Latin | crepō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |