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

Definitions

  1. a corner of a room

Ancestry of “krå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrá—
2Proto-Germanickrēanąto crow, to shout
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krēaną →Every word from Old Norse krá →
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