Where does “kraan” come from?

kraan (Estonian) comes from German krān, from Middle High German krane, from Old High German krano, from Proto-West Germanic kranō, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kraan (Estonian): tap, faucet

Definitions

  1. tap, faucet

Ancestry of “kraan”, step by step

kraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German krān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrāncrane a lifting device
2Middle High Germankrane—
3Old High Germankranocrane; the bird crane
4Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
5Proto-Germanickranôcrane
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Middle Low German krān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrān—
2Middle Low Germankrāne—
3Old Saxonkrano—

Words derived from “kraan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →