Where does “Kaffiskrou” come from?

Kaffiskrou (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Krou, from Old High German kruog, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

Kaffiskrou (Luxembourgish): cafetière, coffee pot

Definitions

  1. cafetière, coffee pot

Ancestry of “Kaffiskrou”, step by step

Kaffiskrou traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Krou

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKroujug
2Old High Germankruog—
3Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
4Proto-Germanic*krōguz—

via Luxembourgish Kaffi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishKafficoffee plant
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic krogu →Every word from Old High German kruog →