Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kret-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Root

*kret-

1. insight, intelligence
2. strength

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kret- (13 c, 0 e)

• *krét-u-s ~ *kr̥t-éw-s
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: κρατύς (kratús)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *krátuš (see there for further descendants)
• *krét-os ~ *kr̥t-és-os
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: κράτος (krátos), κάρτος (kártos) — Ionic, Epic, κρέτος (krétos) — Aeolic
      • Greek: κράτος (krátos)
• *kort-ús (o-grade possibly explained via Schwebeablaut)
  • Proto-Germanic: *harduz (see there for further descendants)
• *krét-yōs
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: κρέσσων (kréssōn), κρείσσων (kreíssōn)
• *kr̥t-(t)eros
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: καρτερός (karterós)