Where does “kreti” come from?

kreti (Swahili) comes from English crate, 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...

kreti (Swahili): crate

Definitions

  1. crate

Ancestry of “kreti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrateA large open box or basket, used especially to...
2Dutchkratcrate
3Middle Dutchcrattebasketware, mold
4Old Dutchkratta—
5Proto-Germanickratjô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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