Etymology

creel

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Today it means: A woven basket, especially a wicker basket. Full definition →

Northern Middle English crele ← Latin crāticula
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creel · noun, verb1

  1. Latin · derived fromcrāticula
  2. Northern Middle English · inherited fromcrele
  3. English todaycreel

Inherited from Northern Middle English crele, possibly from an Old French root *creille, variant of greille (compare French grille), from Latin crāticula.

creel · verb2

Unclear. The English Dialect Dictionary has cites of a British dialectal verb creel "crouch, bend the body" from 1897.

Words from the same roots

Latincrāticula all →

grillgraticulecraticular

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