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

Definitions

  1. pub

Ancestry of “kroeg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkroega pub
2Middle Low Germankrôch—
3Proto-Germanickruftaza hill; a curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruftaz →