Where does “krewić” come from?
krewić (Polish) comes from Polish krewa, from French crever, 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.
krewić (Polish): to fail to live up to expectations, to let down
Definitions
- to fail to live up to expectations, to let down
Ancestry of “krewić”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | krewa | fiasco, failure, flop |
| 2 | French | crever | to pop, burst; to snuff it, pop one's clogs; to... |
| 3 | Old French | crever | to burst; to die |
| 4 | Latin | crepō | to rattle, rustle, clatter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |