Where does “kro” come from?

kro (Danish) comes 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...

kro (Danish): inn

Definitions

  1. inn

Ancestry of “kro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrôch—
2Proto-Germanickruftaza hill; a curve
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
4Proto-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 →
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