Where does “krān” come from?

krān (German) comes from Middle High German krane, from Old High German krano, from Proto-West Germanic kranō, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

krān (German): crane a lifting device

Definitions

  1. crane a lifting device

Ancestry of “krān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrane—
2Old High Germankranocrane; the bird crane
3Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
4Proto-Germanickranôcrane
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “krān”

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