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
Ancestry of “kruftaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |