Where does “krakelura” come from?
krakelura (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French craquelure, from French craqueler, from French craquer, from Middle French craquer, from Dutch kraken, from Norwegian kraken, from Norwegian krake, from Esperanto kraki — to grow old, to mature.
krakelura (Serbo-Croatian): craquelure
Definitions
- craquelure
Ancestry of “krakelura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | craquelure | A small crack, usually in paint, glaze, varnish... |
| 2 | French | craqueler | to crack |
| 3 | French | craquer | to split, to break; to crack; to crack, to creak,... |
| 4 | Middle French | craquer | — |
| 5 | Dutch | kraken | to crack, break open; to make a creaky sound,... |
| 6 | Norwegian | kraken | — |
| 7 | Norwegian | krake | sea monster |
| 8 | Esperanto | kraki | to crack, crackle |
| 9 | English | crack | To form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To... |
| 10 | Middle English | crak | loud conversation, bragging talk |
| 11 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |