Where does “kredse” come from?

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

kredse (Danish): circle; indefinite plural of kreds

Definitions

  1. circle; indefinite plural of kreds

Ancestry of “kredse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkredscircle, ring; constituency, district, ward;...
2Middle High Germankreiz—
3Old High Germankreiz—
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Germanic kraitaz →Every word from Old High German kreiz →Every word from Middle High German kreiz →