kruik

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch crûke, from Old Dutch *crūca, from Proto-West Germanic *krūkā (“pot, pitcher”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European root shared with Old Armenian կարաս (karas, “pitcher, large jar”), Ancient Greek κρωσσός (krōssós, “pitcher”), but the phonetics are problematic. Also compare Old Irish croiccenn (“skin”).[1][2]

Cognate with German Krug, German Kruke (regional).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krœy̯k/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: kruik
  • Rhymes: -œy̯k

Noun

kruik f (plural kruiken, diminutive kruikje n)

  1. jug, crock
  2. hot water bottle
    Synonyms: warmwaterkruik, bedkruik

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “kruik”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎[1], Stirling, →ISBN, page crog
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