Where does “natteravn” come from?

natteravn (Danish) comes from Danish ravn, from Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

natteravn (Danish): night owl, someone who stays up late

Definitions

  1. night owl, someone who stays up late

Ancestry of “natteravn”, step by step

natteravn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ravn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishravnraven
2Old Norsehrafnraven
3Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉraven
4Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Danish nat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnatnight
2Old Danishnat—
3Old Norsenáttnight
4Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →