Where does “kro” come from?

kro (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Krug, from Middle High German kruoc, from Old High German kruog, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

kro (Norwegian Nynorsk): small restaurant; inn, tavern; crop; See Bokmål...

Definitions

  1. small restaurant; inn, tavern; crop; See Bokmål...

Ancestry of “kro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrugjug; pub; bar
2Middle High Germankruoc—
3Old High Germankruog—
4Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
5Proto-Germanic*krōguz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →Every word from Proto-Germanic krogu →Every word from Old High German kruog →