Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “krota” come from?

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

Ancestry of “krota”, step by step

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

Words derived from “krota”

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