Where does “hrafn” come from?

hrafn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

hrafn (Icelandic): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “hrafn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehrafnraven
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉraven
3Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “hrafn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →