Where does “Riesenkrake” come from?

Riesenkrake (German) comes from German Krake, from Norwegian kraken, from Norwegian krake, from Esperanto kraki, from English crack, from Middle English crak, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ — to grow old, to mature.

Riesenkrake (German): giant octopus

Definitions

  1. giant octopus

Ancestry of “Riesenkrake”, step by step

Riesenkrake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrakea mollusk of the order Octopoda; an octopus in the broader sense
2Norwegiankraken—
3Norwegiankrakesea monster
4Esperantokrakito crack, crackle
5EnglishcrackTo form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To...
6Middle Englishcrakloud conversation, bragging talk
7Old Norsekrákacrow
8Proto-Germanic*krakǭ—
9Proto-Germanickrakōnąto crack; crackle; shriek
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via German Riese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRiesegiant
2Middle High Germanrise—
3Old High Germanrisogiant
4Proto-West Germanicrisigiant
5Proto-Germanicrisiza giant
6Proto-Germanicrīsanąto scale; move vertically; to rise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krakōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ →