Where does “Craven” come from?
Craven (English) comes from Middle English cravant, from Old French cravanté, from Old French cravanter, from Latin crepo, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Craven (English): Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly
Definitions
- Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly
Ancestry of “Craven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | cravant | defeated, overcome |
| 2 | Old French | cravanté | defeated |
| 3 | Old French | cravanter | — |
| 4 | Latin | crepo | I rattle, rustle, clatter; I crack, creak; I... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |