Where does “hijskraan” come from?

hijskraan (Dutch) comes from Dutch kraan, from French crâne, from Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

hijskraan (Dutch): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “hijskraan”, step by step

hijskraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kraan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkraancrane; tap, faucet
2Frenchcrâneskull, cranium; gallant; first-person singular...
3Latincraniumskull
4Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
5Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
6Proto-Hellenic*kárahə

via Dutch hijsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhijsento pull up, hoist
2Middle Dutchhisen
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahəEvery word from Ancient Greek κάραEvery word from Ancient Greek κρανίον
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