Where does “кротити” come from?

кротити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.

кротити (Old Church Slavonic): to tame, to subdue

Definitions

  1. to tame, to subdue

Ancestry of “кротити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrǫtitito turn, to twist, to twirl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrot(H)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti →