Where does “craven” come from?

craven (Middle English) comes from Old English crafian, from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn — to implore, ask.

craven (Middle English): Defeated; desire; crave

Definitions

  1. Defeated; desire; crave

Ancestry of “craven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrafianto crave; to ask, implore; to demand
2Proto-West Germanic*krafōnto implore, ask

Words derived from “craven”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn →Every word from Old English crafian →