Where does “Spitzenkrause” come from?

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

Spitzenkrause (German): a ruff collar trimmed with lace

Definitions

  1. a ruff collar trimmed with lace

Ancestry of “Spitzenkrause”, step by step

Spitzenkrause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrausecurliness
2GermanKrauscurly-haired
3Middle High Germankrūsfrizzy
4Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
5Proto-Germanicgrus-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl

via German spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitzegreat, awesome; inflection of spitzen: ##...
2Middle High Germanspitze—
3Old High Germanspizza—
4Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gurus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ →