Meanings
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*grewb-“to bend; arch, crook, curve”
- Proto-Germanic*kruftaz“a hill; a curve”
- Middle Low Germankroch“enclosed piece of pasture”
- GermanKrug“pub, inn”
- EnglishKrog
* 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").
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Krog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Krog
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