Where does “crany” come from?

crany (Middle English) comes from Middle English cran, from Old French cran, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

Ancestry of “crany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcran
2Old Frenchcran
3Medieval Latincraniumskull
4Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
5Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
6Proto-Hellenic*kárahə

Words derived from “crany

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahəEvery word from Ancient Greek κάραEvery word from Ancient Greek κρανίον