Where does “tårnkran” come from?

tårnkran (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kran, from Middle Low German krān, 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.

tårnkran (Norwegian Bokmål): a tower crane

Definitions

  1. a tower crane

Ancestry of “tårnkran”, step by step

tårnkran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkrana crane; a tap, or faucet
2Middle Low Germankrān—
3Middle Low Germankrāne—
4Old Saxonkrano—
5Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
6Proto-Germanickranôcrane
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Norwegian Bokmål tårn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltårna tower; a rook or castle
2Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
3Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →