Where does “Kran” come from?

Kran (Luxembourgish) comes from German krān, from Middle High German krane, from Old High German krano, from Proto-West Germanic kranō, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Kran (Luxembourgish): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “Kran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrāncrane a lifting device
2Middle High Germankrane—
3Old High Germankranocrane; the bird crane
4Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
5Proto-Germanickranôcrane
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →