Where does “kraanikauss” come from?

kraanikauss (Estonian) comes from Estonian kraan, 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.

kraanikauss (Estonian): sink, washbasin, washbowl

Definitions

  1. sink, washbasin, washbowl

Ancestry of “kraanikauss”, step by step

kraanikauss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kraan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankraantap, faucet
2Germankrāncrane a lifting device
3Middle High Germankrane—
4Old High Germankranocrane; the bird crane
5Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
6Proto-Germanickranôcrane
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Latvian kauss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankausscup, goblet, bowl; ladle; scale, pan
2Proto-Balto-Slavickáuˀtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankowh₂-to beat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankewh₂-to hit, to strike; to forge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →
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