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Where does “kreta” come from?

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

kreta (Old High German): toad

Definitions

  1. toad

Ancestry of “kreta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickrodutoad
2Proto-Indo-Europeanguredʰ-toad

Words derived from “kreta”

  • Bastardschildkröte
  • Schildkröte
  • Suppenschildkröte
  • Kröte
  • Meeresschildkröte
  • krete
  • krëte
  • krotte
  • kröte
  • Chrott
  • Chrottepösche
Every word from Proto-Indo-European guredʰ- →