Where does “Kraus” come from?

Kraus (German) comes from Middle High German krūs, from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ, from Proto-Germanic grus-, from Proto-Indo-European gurus- — twist, curl.

Kraus (German): curly-haired

Definitions

  1. curly-haired

Ancestry of “Kraus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrūsfrizzy
2Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
3Proto-Germanicgrus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl

Words derived from “Kraus”

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