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Where does “kronen” come from?

kronen (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic kre-, from Proto-Indo-European gerH- — to cry hoarsely.

kronen (Middle Dutch): to groan, lament

Definitions

  1. to groan, lament

Ancestry of “kronen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickre-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangerH-to cry hoarsely

Words derived from “kronen”

  • croon
  • crooner
  • croony
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