Where does “craven” come from?
craven (Middle English) comes from Old English crafian, from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn.
craven (Middle English): Defeated; desire; crave
Ancestry of “craven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | crafian | to crave; to ask, implore; to demand |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *krafōn | — |
Words derived from “craven”