Where does “Krunn” come from?

Krunn (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Krunn (Luxembourgish): tap (UK), faucet (US)

Definitions

  1. tap (UK), faucet (US)

Ancestry of “Krunn”, step by step

Krunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German krane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrane
2Old High Germankranocrane; the bird crane
3Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
4Proto-Germanickranôcrane
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Proto-Celtic krundis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickrundisround
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic kranôEvery word from Proto-West Germanic kranō