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Where does “krukke” come from?

krukke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse krukka, from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.

krukke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a jar or pot

Definitions

  1. a jar or pot

Ancestry of “krukke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrukka—
2Middle Low Germankrūke—
3Old Saxonkrūka—
4Proto-Germanickrogupot, pitcher
5Proto-Germanic*krōguz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krōguz →