Where does “-krát” come from?

-krát (Slovak) comes from Dutch krat, from Middle Dutch cratte, from Old Dutch kratta, from Proto-Germanic kratjô, from Proto-Indo-European gred-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

-krát (Slovak): used to form multiplier numerals and adverbs expressing frequency or scale: times

Definitions

  1. used to form multiplier numerals and adverbs expressing frequency or scale: times

Ancestry of “-krát”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkratcrate
2Middle Dutchcrattebasketware, mold
3Old Dutchkratta—
4Proto-Germanickratjô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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