Krug
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
German and Jewish surname, from both senses of the noun Krug (“jug”) and Krug (“pub, tavern”). Compare Krueger.
Proper noun edit
Krug (plural Krugs)
- A surname from German.
- 2009 April 14, Patricia Sullivan, “Judith Krug”, in The Washington Post[2]:
- Director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom since 1967, Mrs. Krug was a national leader in several legal cases that rose to the Supreme Court.
German edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kruːk/
- IPA(key): /kruːx/ (northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial)
- Rhymes: -uːk, -uːx
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German kruoc, from Old High German kruog, from Proto-West Germanic *krōgu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz. Immediate cognates are Middle Dutch croech, Old English crōg, of obscure origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “pitcher, large jar”), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher”), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (“skin”).[1][2]
The originally Low German Kruke (“crock”), cognate with English crock, is another word, though a relation with Krug is considered likely.
Noun edit
Krug m (strong, genitive Kruges or Krugs, plural Krüge, diminutive Krüglein n or Krügchen n or Krügelchen n)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
- Kashubian: kruk
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Low German krôch, krûch, whence German Low German Kroog and through borrowing Dutch kroeg (“pub”), Swedish krog. Further origin unknown. A relation with etymology 1 cannot be ruled out, but is considered unlikely by most authorities.
Noun edit
Krug m (strong, genitive Kruges or Krugs, plural Krüge)
Usage notes edit
- The simplex has now become rare. The compound Dorfkrug remains in use for the central pub or inn of a village. The word is also still found in the names of many traditional pubs in northern Germany.
Declension edit
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Further reading edit
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Krug”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page crog