Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*krey-
7 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *krey-, most common first.
- secretA piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden.
- rinseTo wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.
- riddleA verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature.
- riddera sieve
- rimeArchaic in the form rimes: originally, any frozen dew forming a white deposit on exposed surfaces; hoar frost (sense 1).
- rineTo touch.
- secernTo separate or set apart (someone or something from other persons or things).