Where does “ravn” come from?

ravn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish ravn, from Old Norse hrafn, from Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉ, 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.

ravn (Norwegian Bokmål): a raven

Definitions

  1. a raven

Ancestry of “ravn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishravnraven
2Old Norsehrafnraven
3Proto-Norseᚺᚨᚱᚨᛒᚨᚾᚨᛉraven
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →