kraus

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German krūs (“frizzy”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ (“bent or crooked object, curl”), of unknown origin; possibly from Pre-Germanic *grus-, contracted from Proto-Indo-European *gurus- (“twist, curl”), same source as Persian گرس (gors, “braid of hair”). Related to English curl and Dutch krullen (“to curl”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aʊ̯s === Adjective === kraus (strong nominative masculine singular krauser, comparative krauser, superlative am krausesten) curly ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “kraus” in Duden online “kraus”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Samogitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kraujas, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂- (“blood of a wound”). === Noun === kraus m blood