Where does “кранче” come from?

кранче (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian кран, 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.

Ancestry of “кранче”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкранcrane
2Germankrāncrane a lifting device
3Middle High Germankrane—
4Old High Germankranocrane; the bird crane
5Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
6Proto-Germanickranôcrane
7Proto-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 →