Where does “krå” come from?
krå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse krá, from Proto-Germanic krēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
krå (Norwegian Nynorsk): a corner of a room
Ancestry of “krå”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | krá | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krēaną | to crow, to shout |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |