Where does “grákráka” come from?

grákráka (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.

grákráka (Icelandic): hooded crow

Definitions

  1. hooded crow

Ancestry of “grákráka”, step by step

grákráka 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 grár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrárgrey, gray
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krakōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ →