kroes
See also: Kroes
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch croese, possibly an old Germanic borrowing of Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher, pail, urn”).
Noun edit
kroes m (plural kroezen, diminutive kroesje n)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Caribbean Javanese: krus
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch croes, cruus, from Proto-West Germanic *krūs. Related with Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”), whence Dutch krul. Further origin unknown. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”).[1] Cognate with German kraus. The form with oe instead of expected ui is either a Hollandic relict form or from eastern dialects.
Adjective edit
kroes (comparative kroezer, superlative meest kroes or kroest)
References edit
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kroezen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute