Where does “crâyen” come from?
crâyen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch crāien, from Proto-Germanic krēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “crâyen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | crāien | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krēaną | to crow, to shout |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “crâyen”