Where does “kreds” come from?

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

kreds (Danish): circle, ring; constituency, district, ward;...

Definitions

  1. circle, ring; constituency, district, ward;...

Ancestry of “kreds”, step by step

kreds traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German kreiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankreiz—
2Old High Germankreiz—
3Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring

via Middle Low German kret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankret—

Words derived from “kreds”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kraitaz →Every word from Old High German kreiz →Every word from Middle High German kreiz →