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Where does “gred-” come from?

gred- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “gred-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “gred-”

  • regret
  • crate
  • regrettable
  • regretfully
  • regretful
  • regrettably
  • gratin
  • regretter
  • cratch
  • regretfulness
  • unregretful
  • crateful
  • uncrate
  • eggcrate
  • unregretfully
  • gratinate
  • regrettest
  • regretless
  • milkcrate
  • crateload
  • recrate
  • regretteth
  • regrettableness
  • cratedigger
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