Where does “Raaf” come from?

Raaf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rāve, from Old Dutch ravan, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, 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.

Raaf (Dutch): Corvus

Definitions

  1. Corvus

Ancestry of “Raaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrāve
2Old Dutchravanraven
3Proto-West Germanichrabnraven
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

Words derived from “Raaf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-