English
kräusen
Kräusen comes from German krausen ‘curl’, from kraus ‘curly’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ ‘bent or crooked object, curl’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kruzlǭ‘bent or crooked object, curl’reconstructed
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350krūs‘frizzy’
- Germanc. 1650–presentkraus‘curly’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentkrausen‘curl’
- Englishtodaykräusen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*kruzlǭ‘bent or crooked object, curl’reconstructed
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350krūs‘frizzy’
- Germanc. 1650–presentkraus‘curly’
- German, derivedc. 1650–presentkrausen‘curl’
- Englishtodaykräusen
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ ‘bent or crooked object, curl’
Today it means
verb To condition (beer) by adding fermenting wort, so as to restart fermentation and introduce fresh carbon dioxide.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *kruzlǭ / kräusen