Where does “dvergkráka” come from?

dvergkráka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kráka, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, from Proto-Germanic krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

dvergkráka (Icelandic): jackdaw, daw

Definitions

  1. jackdaw, daw

Ancestry of “dvergkráka”, step by step

dvergkráka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kráka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickrákacrow
2Old Norsekrákacrow
3Proto-Germanic*krakǭ—
4Proto-Germanickrakōnąto crack; crackle; shriek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Icelandic dvergur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdvergura dwarf
2Old Norsedvergra dwarf; a short support pillar; a brooch, stud,...
3Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krakōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ →