Where does “crag” come from?

Crag comes from Middle English cragge, from Old Norse kraggi, of unknown ultimate origin.

crag (English): A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep rock or cliff; A...

Definitions

  1. A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep rock or cliff; A...

Ancestry of “crag”, step by step

crag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English craw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrawThe stomach of an animal; The crop of a bird; To...
2GermanGraugrey
3Middle High Germangrā
4Old High Germangrāogrey
5Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Middle Irish crec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcrec

Words derived from “crag

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-