Where does “kroeg” come from?
kroeg (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch kroeg, from Middle Low German krôch, from Proto-Germanic kruftaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kroeg (Afrikaans): pub
Ancestry of “kroeg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | kroeg | a pub |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krôch | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kruftaz | a hill; a curve |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |