Reconstruction talk:Proto-Indo-European/kret-

Etymology: Is *Kret really a root for Κράτος and means intelligence ?

I really don't see How the PIE root meaning "intelligence" would be the etymological basis for ΚΡΆΤΟΣ which is usually translated as either ruler, strength, power and so on (like in Spanish: Aristocrata (EN: Aristocrat) the root word is ΚΡΑΤΟΣ) or like saint paul's ΕΓΚΡΑΤΕΙΑ, a fruit of the Holy Spirit: To have Dominion within (oneself). Even in Wiktionary Κράτος is stated as might or strength.

There is this other web site that claims that PIE *Kret means "to shake" [1] which is rather doubtful.

And this web site Wiktionary is rather doubtful in stating that intelligence is the root word for might or dominion or ruler's strength.

I really don't have access to good PIE dictionaries having to have recourse on things like Wiktionary but to be sincere this entry is very very dubious, thus I have added an inline request for check on the etymology which I think it should point to either bravery or force or something like that, not intelligence.

A source is provided before as Fortson, Benjamin W. (2004) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, first edition, Oxford: Blackwell But I'm highly doubting that one because of the reasons stated: It'd make no sense at all. A more reliable source is needed and/or confirming that one with the specific word, but that source seems to focus not only on the PIE language but on the culture too thus making it rather unreliable. I'd prefer another source. 181.56.131.236 03:30, 2 May 2018 (UTC)