Where does “krouvi” come from?

krouvi (Finnish) comes 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-.

krouvi (Finnish): inn, roadhouse; pub, bar; crude, crudely done

Definitions

  1. inn, roadhouse; pub, bar; crude, crudely done

Ancestry of “krouvi”, step by step

krouvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrovcoarse; composed of large parts or particles;...
2Middle Low Germangrof
3Old Dutchgrof
4Proto-West Germanic*grob
5Proto-Germanicgrubazcoarse, rough
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewbʰ-

via Old Swedish krogher

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkrogher
2Middle Low Germankrôch
3Proto-Germanickruftaza hill; a curve
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krouvi

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic grubazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *grob