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
- tap (UK), faucet (US)
Ancestry of “Krunn”, step by step
Krunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German krane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | krane | — |
| 2 | Old High German | krano | crane; the bird crane |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kranō | crane |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kranô | crane |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Proto-Celtic krundis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | krundis | round |