Where does “Kreis” come from?

Kreis (German) comes from Middle High German kreiz, from Old High German kreiz, from Proto-Germanic kraitaz — A scoring; circle; ring.

Kreis (German): circle; range, scope; a type of territorial...

Definitions

  1. circle; range, scope; a type of territorial...

Ancestry of “Kreis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankreiz—
2Old High Germankreiz—
3Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring

Words derived from “Kreis”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kraitaz →Every word from Old High German kreiz →Every word from Middle High German kreiz →