Where does “krane” come from?

krane (Middle High German) comes from Old High German krano, from Proto-West Germanic kranō, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “krane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankranocrane; the bird crane
2Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
3Proto-Germanickranôcrane
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “krane”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →