Where does “raven” come from?
raven (Middle English) comes from Old English hræfn, 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.
raven (Middle English): to wander; to rave; talk like a madman
Definitions
- to wander; to rave; talk like a madman
Ancestry of “raven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hræfn | 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 |
Words derived from “raven”