Where does “kruka” come from?
kruka (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German krūke, from Old Saxon krūka, from Proto-Germanic krogu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz.
kruka (Swedish): a pot; a coward
Ancestry of “kruka”, step by step
kruka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Low German krūke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | krūke | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | krūka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krogu | pot, pitcher |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *krōguz | — |
via Latin crux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | crux | wooden frame on which criminals were crucified,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *kruks | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
Words derived from “kruka”