The story
- Serbo-Croatian · derived fromHr̀vāt
- German · derived fromKrawatte
- Dutch · derived fromKrawaat
- French · derived fromcravate
- English todaycravat
From French cravate, an appellative use of Cravate (“Croat”), from Dutch Krawaat, from German Krawatte, from Serbo-Croatian Hr̀vāt/Хр̀ва̄т (“Croat”). The cravat is regarded as originating from a linen scarf worn by Croatian mercenaries which was adopted into French fashion in the 17th century. Doublet of Croat.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.