Where does “крепча́ть” come from?

крепча́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic krěpъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

крепча́ть (Russian): to strengthen, to grow stronger

Definitions

  1. to strengthen, to grow stronger

Ancestry of “крепча́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrěpъkъstrong
2Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
3Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “крепча́ть

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Proto-Slavic -kъEvery word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ