Where does “Kraan” come from?

Kraan (Hunsrik) 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.

Kraan (Hunsrik): faucet

Definitions

  1. faucet

Ancestry of “Kraan”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →