Where does “kraanman” come from?
kraanman (Dutch) comes from Dutch kraan, from French crâne, from Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.
kraanman (Dutch): A crane operator, as on a building site
Definitions
- A crane operator, as on a building site
Ancestry of “kraanman”, step by step
kraanman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kraan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kraan | crane; tap, faucet |
| 2 | French | crâne | skull, cranium; gallant; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | cranium | skull |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρανίον | skull; head |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάρα | head, face; the head or top of anything, as of a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kárahə | — |
via Dutch Man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Man | man, human male, either adult or age-irrespective |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | man | human; person; man, male |
| 3 | Old Dutch | man | human, person; man, male |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | mann | person, human |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |