Where does “kraan” come from?
kraan (Dutch) comes from French crâne, from Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
kraan (Dutch): crane; tap, faucet
Ancestry of “kraan”, step by step
kraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French crâne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | crâne | skull, cranium; gallant; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Latin | cranium | skull |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
via Middle Dutch crāne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | crāne | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | crano | crane |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kranō | crane |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kranô | crane |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “kraan”