Where does “crave” come from?
Crave comes from Middle English craven, Old English crafian, Old French cravanter, Latin crepo, and Proto-Indo-European roots ḱorh₂- and ḱer-.
crave (English): To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite;...
Definitions
- To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite;...
Ancestry of “crave”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | craven | Defeated; desire; crave |
| 2 | Old English | crafian | to crave; to ask, implore; to demand |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *krafōn | — |
Words derived from “crave”