Where does “Kräuter” come from?

Kräuter (German) comes from German Kraut, from Middle High German krūt, from Old High German krūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

Kräuter (German): plural of Kraut; herb

Definitions

  1. plural of Kraut; herb

Ancestry of “Kräuter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrautherb; useful plant; plant whose above-ground...
2Middle High Germankrūt—
3Old High Germankrūt—
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant

Words derived from “Kräuter”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd →Every word from Old High German krūt →Every word from Middle High German krūt →
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