English
Kritz
Kritz comes from German Kritz, from Grütze ‘grits’, and ultimately from Old High German gruzzi ‘coarse grains’.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050gruzzi‘coarse grains’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350grütze
- Germanc. 1650–presentGrütze‘grits’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentKritz
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050gruzzi‘coarse grains’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350grütze
- Germanc. 1650–presentGrütze‘grits’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentKritz
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old High German gruzzi
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German gruzzi / Kritz