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Where does “kruftaz” come from?

kruftaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kruftaz (Proto-Germanic): a hill; a curve

Definitions

  1. a hill; a curve

Ancestry of “kruftaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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