Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “kranech” come from?

kranech (Middle High German) comes from Old High German chranuh, from Proto-West Germanic kranuk, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “kranech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanchranuh—
2Proto-West Germanickranukcrane
3Proto-Germanickranôcrane
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “kranech”

  • Kranich
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