Where does “Kranich” come from?

Kranich (German) comes from Middle High German kranech, from Old High German chranuh, from Proto-West Germanic kranuk, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Kranich (German): crane; Grus

Definitions

  1. crane; Grus

Ancestry of “Kranich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankranech—
2Old High Germanchranuh—
3Proto-West Germanickranukcrane
4Proto-Germanickranôcrane
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Kranich”

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