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Where does “kruzlǭ” come from?

kruzlǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic grus-, from Proto-Indo-European gurus- — twist, curl.

kruzlǭ (Proto-Germanic): bent or crooked object, curl; that which is...

Definitions

  1. bent or crooked object, curl; that which is...

Ancestry of “kruzlǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrus-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl

Words derived from “kruzlǭ”

  • curls
  • curly
  • curl
  • uncurl
  • curler
  • curlicue
  • cruller
  • curliness
  • curlpaper
  • curleth
  • bluecurls
  • upcurl
  • curlest
  • uncurly
  • curlsome
  • noncurly
  • curlily
  • leg curl
  • becurl
  • curlable
  • uncurlable
  • kruller
  • outcurl
  • scalar curl
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