Where does “Kraas” come from?

Kraas (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German kreiz, from Old High German kreiz, from Proto-Germanic kraitaz — A scoring; circle; ring.

Kraas (Bavarian): circle

Definitions

  1. circle

Ancestry of “Kraas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankreiz—
2Old High Germankreiz—
3Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Germanic kraitaz →Every word from Old High German kreiz →Every word from Middle High German kreiz →