Where does “kroeg” come from?

kroeg (Dutch) 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...

kroeg (Dutch): a pub

Definitions

  1. a pub

Ancestry of “kroeg”, 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...

Words derived from “kroeg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruftaz →