Krug

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See also: krug, krüg, and круг

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

German and Jewish surname, from both senses of the noun Krug (“jug”) and Krug (“pub, tavern”). Compare Krueger.

Proper noun

Krug (plural Krugs)

  1. A surname from German.
    • 2009 April 14, Patricia Sullivan, “Judith Krug”, in The Washington Post‎:
      Director of the ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom since 1967, Mrs. Krug was a national leader in several legal cases that rose to the Supreme Court.

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kruːk/
  • IPA(key): /kruːx/ (northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial)
  • Rhymes: -uːk, -uːx

Etymology 1

From Middle High German kruoc, from Old High German kruog, from Proto-West Germanic *krōgu, from Proto-Germanic *krōguz. Immediate cognates are Middle Dutch croech, Old English crōg, of obscure 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”).

The originally Low German Kruke (“crock”), cognate with English crock, is another word, though a relation with Krug is considered likely.

Noun

Krug m (strong, genitive Kruges or Krugs, plural Krüge, diminutive Krüglein n or Krügchen n or Krügelchen n)

  2. jug
    Synonym: Kanne
Declension
Declension of Krug
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Krug die Krüge
genitive eines des Kruges, Krugs der Krüge
dative einem dem Krug, Kruge1 den Krügen
accusative einen den Krug die Krüge

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • Kashubian: kruk

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German krôch, krûch, whence German Low German Kroog and through borrowing Dutch kroeg (“pub”), Swedish krog. Further origin unknown. A relation with etymology 1 cannot be ruled out, but is considered unlikely by most authorities.

Noun

Krug m (strong, genitive Kruges or Krugs, plural Krüge)

  2. (dated, regional, Northern Germany) pub; bar
    Synonym: (see there for further synonyms) Kneipe
Usage notes
  • The simplex has now become rare. The compound Dorfkrug remains in use for the central pub or inn of a village. The word is also still found in the names of many traditional pubs in northern Germany.
Declension
Declension of Krug
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Krug die Krüge
genitive eines des Kruges, Krugs der Krüge
dative einem dem Krug, Kruge1 den Krügen
accusative einen den Krug die Krüge

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Krug” in Duden online
  • “Krug” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “crock”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “Krug”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page crog
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