Where does “kravžati” come from?

kravžati (Slovene) comes from German krausen, from German Kraus, from Middle High German krūs, from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ, from Proto-Germanic grus-, from Proto-Indo-European gurus- — twist, curl.

kravžati (Slovene): to crimp, to curl

Definitions

  1. to crimp, to curl

Ancestry of “kravžati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrausencurl
2GermanKrauscurly-haired
3Middle High Germankrūsfrizzy
4Proto-Germanickruzlǭbent or crooked object, curl; that which is...
5Proto-Germanicgrus-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangurus-twist, curl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gurus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruzlǭ →