Where does “craw” come from?

craw (English) comes 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.

craw (English): The stomach of an animal; The crop of a bird; To...

Definitions

  1. The stomach of an animal; The crop of a bird; To...

Ancestry of “craw”, step by step

craw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Grau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGraugrey
2Middle High Germangrā—
3Old High Germangrāogrey
4Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Manx craue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxcrauebone
2Old Irishcnáimbone
3Proto-Celticknāmisbone
4Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg

Words derived from “craw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →
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