Where does “kro” come from?
kro (Kriol) comes from English crow, from Middle English crowe, from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kro (Kriol): crow
Definitions
- crow
Ancestry of “kro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crow | A bird, usually black, of the genus "Corvus",... |
| 2 | Middle English | crowe | crow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;... |
| 3 | Middle English | crowen | To crow; To make other noises typical of birds;... |
| 4 | Old English | crāwe | crow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krāā | crow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krēǭ | crow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |