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Borrowed from Afrikaans krans, from Dutch krans, from Middle Dutch crans, from Middle High German kranz, from Old High German kranz, probably altered from krenz, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *kringaz (“circle, ring”). The English spelling seems to have been influenced by cognate German Kranz.

noun krantzes · krans

  1. in South Africa An encircling or overhanging wall of rock. The awful silence of this sepulchral place was presently , as we rested for ten minutes , broken by a posse of baboons , who having espied us from their krantzes above, came shoggling down to see what we were.

Krantz²

proper noun Krantzes

  1. A surname.

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"krantz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/krantz. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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krantz. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/krantz

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"krantz." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/krantz.

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@misc{krantz_2026,
  title = {krantz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/krantz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}