Where does “cracca” come from?

cracca (Italian) comes from Italian craccare, from English crack, from Middle English crak, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, from Proto-Germanic krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

cracca (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “cracca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItaliancraccareTo crack
2EnglishcrackTo form cracks; To break apart under pressure; To...
3Middle Englishcrakloud conversation, bragging talk
4Old Norsekrákacrow
5Proto-Germanic*krakǭ—
6Proto-Germanickrakōnąto crack; crackle; shriek
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krakōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ →