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English word origin

Etymology of Krog

* As a Danish and Norwegian surname, from krog (“corner, nook”). * As a Danish, north German and Norwegian surname, from German Krug (“pub, inn”), which is also found in Swedish krog. * Also as a north German surname, fr

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* As a Danish and Norwegian surname, from krog (“corner, nook”). * As a Danish, north German and Norwegian surname, from German Krug (“pub, inn”), which is also found in Swedish krog. * Also as a north German surname, from Middle Low German kroch (“enclosed piece of pasture”), from Proto-Germanic *kruftaz (“a hill; a curve”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewb- (“to bend; arch, crook, curve”). Likely related to crop. * As a Serbo-Croatian surname, from krug (“ring, circle”, also "wooded area, forest").

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Derivation mentionKrugde · pub, inn
  • Cognate mentionkrogsv
  • Derivation mentionkrochgml · enclosed piece of pasture
  • Derivation mention*kruftazgem-pro · a hill; a curve
  • Derivation mention*grewb-ine-pro · to bend; arch, crook, curve
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