Where does “krøll” come from?

krøll (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål krølle, from Middle Low German krullen, from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ, from Proto-Germanic grus-, from Proto-Indo-European gurus- — twist, curl.

krøll (Norwegian Bokmål): a curl; fuss, trouble; imperative of krølle

Definitions

  1. a curl; fuss, trouble; imperative of krølle

Ancestry of “krøll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkrølleto curl; to wrinkle; krølle seg sammen: to curl...
2Middle Low Germankrullen—
3Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
4Proto-Germanicgrus-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gurus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ →