Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “krūke” come from?

krūke (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

Ancestry of “krūke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkrūka—
2Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
3Proto-Germanic*krōguz—

Words derived from “krūke”

  • kukkaruukku
  • saviruukku
  • ruukku
  • störtkruka
  • kruka
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →