Etymology

Kruger

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Today it means: A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation]. Full definition →

German Krüger ← Afrikaans Kruger
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  1. German · derived fromKrüger
  2. Afrikaans · borrowed fromKruger
  3. German · borrowed fromKrüger
  4. English todayKruger

From German Krüger and Afrikaans Kruger; from German Krüger. Literally, “pub-keeper, tavern-keeper, innkeeper”

Words from the same roots

GermanKrüger all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.