Where does “krut” come from?
krut (Swedish) comes from German bussenkrūt, from Middle Low German krūt, from Old Saxon krūd, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd.
krut (Swedish): gunpowder
Ancestry of “krut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | bussenkrūt | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krūt | spices; vegetables, spices |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krūd | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krūd | — |
Words derived from “krut”