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.

crâyen (Middle Dutch): to crow (of birds)

Definitions

  1. to crow (of birds)

Ancestry of “crâyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchcrāiento crow
2Proto-Germanickrēanąto crow, to shout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “crâyen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krēaną →Every word from Old Dutch crāien →
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