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Where does “Kréi” come from?

Kréi (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German krāha, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Kréi (Luxembourgish): magpie

Definitions

  1. magpie

Ancestry of “Kréi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrāha—
2Proto-West Germanickrāācrow
3Proto-Germanickrēǭcrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Kréi”

  • Kréiena
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