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Krog

Krog proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Krog (plural Krogs)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Krog

pluralKrogs

Origin of Krog

* 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").

Questions about Krog

What does Krog mean?
Krog means a surname.
What part of speech is Krog?
Krog is a proper noun.

Words near Krog in the dictionary

  1. Kroes
  2. Kroeses
  3. kroeung
  4. Kroft
  5. Krofts
  6. Krog
  7. Kroger
  8. Krogering
  9. Krogers
  10. Krogman
  11. Krogmans

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