Where does “Kraan” come from?

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

Kraan (German Low German): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “Kraan”, step by step

Kraan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German kran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankran—
2Old Saxonkrano—
3Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
4Proto-Germanickranôcrane
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Middle Low German krāne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrāne—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →