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
- circle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
Ancestry of “Kreis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | kreiz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kreiz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kraitaz | A scoring; circle; ring |
Words derived from “Kreis”