Where does “Kruck” come from?

Kruck (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German krūd, from Old High German krūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

Kruck (Central Franconian): herb, useful plant; any small leafy or grass-like...

Definitions

  1. herb, useful plant; any small leafy or grass-like...

Ancestry of “Kruck”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrūd
2Old High Germankrūt
3Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūdEvery word from Old High German krūtEvery word from Old High German krūd