Where does “cragsmen” come from?
cragsmen (English) comes from English cragsman, from English crag, from English craw, from German Grau, from Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
Ancestry of “cragsmen”, step by step
cragsmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cragsman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cragsman | A climber of crags |
| 2 | English | crag | A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep rock or cliff; A... |
| 3 | English | craw | The stomach of an animal; The crop of a bird; To... |
| 4 | German | Grau | grey |
| 5 | Middle High German | grā | — |
| 6 | Old High German | grāo | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grēwaz | grey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via English men
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | men | plural of man; people, humanity; enlisted... |
| 2 | Middle English | men | Alternative form of man; plural of mon |
| 3 | Old English | menn | plural of mann; men, persons, human beings;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | manniz | nominative/vocative plural of *mann- |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mann- | human, human being, person, individual; name of... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |