Where does “krūs” come from?

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

krūs (Middle High German): frizzy

Definitions

  1. frizzy

Ancestry of “krūs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
2Proto-Germanicgrus-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl

Words derived from “krūs”

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