Where does “raben” come from?

raben (Middle High German) comes from Old High German raban, from Old High German hraban, 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.

Ancestry of “raben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrabanraven
2Old High Germanhrabanraven
3Proto-West Germanichrabnraven
4Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “raben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →