Where does “krausen” come from?

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

krausen (German): curl

Definitions

  1. curl

Ancestry of “krausen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “krausen”

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