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
Ancestry of “Kraan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | kran | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | krano | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kranō | crane |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kranô | crane |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |