Where does “rāven” come from?
rāven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ravan, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
rāven (Middle Dutch): raven
Definitions
- raven
Ancestry of “rāven”, step by step
rāven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch ravan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | ravan | raven |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hrabn | raven |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Old Saxon hravan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | hravan | raven |