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
- To crow, make to sound of roosters and certain...
Ancestry of “kraaien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | crâyen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | crāien | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krēaną | to crow, to shout |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |