Where does “kraaien” come from?

kraaien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch crâyen, from Old Dutch crāien, from Proto-Germanic krēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kraaien (Dutch): To crow, make to sound of roosters and certain...

Definitions

  1. To crow, make to sound of roosters and certain...

Ancestry of “kraaien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrâyento crow (of birds)
2Old Dutchcrāiento crow
3Proto-Germanickrēanąto crow, to shout
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “kraaien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krēaną →Every word from Old Dutch crāien →