Where does “krouvari” come from?
krouvari (Finnish) comes from Finnish krouvi, from Swedish grov, from Middle Low German grof, from Old Dutch grof, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic grubaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ-.
krouvari (Finnish): pubkeeper, innkeeper
Ancestry of “krouvari”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | krouvi | inn, roadhouse; pub, bar; crude, crudely done |
| 2 | Swedish | grov | coarse; composed of large parts or particles;... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | grof | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grof | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grob | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grubaz | coarse, rough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrewbʰ- | — |