Where does “kräuseln” come from?

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

kräuseln (German): to crimp, to curl

Definitions

  1. to crimp, to curl

Ancestry of “kräuseln”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kräuseln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gurus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ →
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