craven

Middle English

adjective

Definitions

Defeated.

Etymology

Derived from Old French cravanté (defeated) derived from Latin crepare, crepo (creak, crack).

Origin

Latin

crepare, crepo

Gloss

creak, crack

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

becrave English
crave English
craveable English
craven English
cravenly English
cravenness English
craver English
cravest English
craveth English
craving English
crepare, crepo Latin
*krafjaną Proto-Germanic
becrafian Old English
crafian Old English
cravanté Old French