Where does “gorcrow” come from?
gorcrow (English) comes from English Crow, from Middle English crowe, from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
gorcrow (English): The carrion crow
Definitions
- The carrion crow
Ancestry of “gorcrow”, step by step
gorcrow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Crow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Crow | A member of a Native American tribe of southern... |
| 2 | Middle English | crowe | crow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;... |
| 3 | Middle English | crowen | To crow; To make other noises typical of birds;... |
| 4 | Old English | crāwe | crow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krāā | crow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krēǭ | crow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English Gore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Gore | A place name |
| 2 | Middle English | gore | A triangle-shaped plot of land; a gore; A... |
| 3 | Old English | gor | dirt, dung, faeces |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gurą | Half-digested stomach contents; manure; dung;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰer- | warm, hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr | — |