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

  1. To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite;...

Ancestry of “crave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcravenDefeated; desire; crave
2Old Englishcrafianto crave; to ask, implore; to demand
3Proto-West Germanic*krafōnto implore, ask

Words derived from “crave”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn →Every word from Old English crafian →Every word from Middle English craven →