Where does “krān” come from?

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

Ancestry of “krān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrāne—
2Old Saxonkrano—
3Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
4Proto-Germanickranôcrane
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “krān”

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