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Where does “Kraut” come from?

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

Kraut (German): herb; useful plant; plant whose above-ground...

Definitions

  1. herb; useful plant; plant whose above-ground...

Ancestry of “Kraut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrūt—
2Old High Germankrūt—
3Proto-West Germanic*krūd—

Words derived from “Kraut”

  • Kraut
  • sauerkraut
  • kraut
  • crout
  • krautrock
  • krautfurter
  • Sauerkraut
  • krautig
  • Josefskraut
  • Kräuter
  • Farnkraut
  • Kräutersoße
  • Heilkraut
  • Eisenkraut
  • Heidekraut
  • ryytiseitikki
  • ryyti
  • ザワークラウト
  • krydda
  • kryddstark
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