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Where does “crever” come from?

crever (Old French) comes from Latin crepō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

crever (Old French): to burst; to die

Definitions

  1. to burst; to die

Ancestry of “crever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincrepō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “crever”

  • crevice
  • crevasse
  • creviced
  • crevard
  • crevasse
  • crever
  • crevaison
  • increvable
  • crevice
  • crevace
  • crévasse
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