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
- a curl; fuss, trouble; imperative of krølle
Ancestry of “krøll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | krølle | to curl; to wrinkle; krølle seg sammen: to curl... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krullen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kruzlǭ | bent or crooked object, curl; that which is... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grus- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gurus- | twist, curl |