Where does “Kraut” come from?

Kraut (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German krūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

Kraut (Luxembourgish): herb, plant

Definitions

  1. herb, plant

Ancestry of “Kraut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrūt
2Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūdEvery word from Old High German krūt