Where does “raaf” come from?

raaf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rāve, from Old Dutch ravan, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

raaf (Dutch): A raven, "Corvus corax"; A raven, term used for...

Definitions

  1. A raven, "Corvus corax"; A raven, term used for...

Ancestry of “raaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrāve—
2Old Dutchravanraven
3Proto-West Germanichrabnraven
4Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →
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