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Where does “krogher” come from?

krogher (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German krôch, from Proto-Germanic kruftaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “krogher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrôch—
2Proto-Germanickruftaza hill; a curve
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krogher”

  • krouvi
  • krouvari
  • krog
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