Where does “Krut” come from?

Krut (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German krūt, from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd — herb, plant.

Krut (Plautdietsch): weeds

Definitions

  1. weeds

Ancestry of “Krut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrūtspices; vegetables, spices
2Old Saxonkrūd—
3Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krūd →Every word from Old Saxon krūd →Every word from Middle Low German krūt →