Kreisel
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Kreisel (plural Kreisels)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kreisel is the 41038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 531 individuals. Kreisel is most common among White (92.66%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kreisel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 351.
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German kriusel, derived from krūs, whence modern kraus (“frizzy, curly”). Doublet of Kräusel (“frizzle, squiggle”). The sense “spinning top” was borrowed from cognate Middle Low German krü̂sel into East Central German, whence it spread in the written language. The unrounded form Kreisel was later standardised due to association with etymologically unrelated Kreis (“circle”). It may now be reanalysed as Kreis + -el.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kreisel m (strong, genitive Kreisels, plural Kreisel)
- top, spinning top (toy)
- (informal) roundabout, traffic circle
- Synonym: Kreisverkehr
Declension edit
Declension of Kreisel [masculine, strong]