Where does “kraana” come from?

kraana (Finnish) comes from Swedish kran, from Middle Low German krān, from Middle Low German krāne, from Old Saxon krano, from Proto-West Germanic kranō, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kraana (Finnish): faucet

Definitions

  1. faucet

Ancestry of “kraana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrancrane; water tap, knob for controlling a valve;...
2Middle Low Germankrān—
3Middle Low Germankrāne—
4Old Saxonkrano—
5Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
6Proto-Germanickranôcrane
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “kraana”

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