Where does “kråkesølv” come from?

kråkesølv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kråke, from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, from Proto-Germanic krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kråkesølv (Norwegian Nynorsk): mica

Definitions

  1. mica

Ancestry of “kråkesølv”, step by step

kråkesølv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kråke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkråkecrow; "Corvus cornix"; crow
2Old Norsekrákacrow
3Proto-Germanic*krakǭ—
4Proto-Germanickrakōnąto crack; crackle; shriek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Norwegian Nynorsk sølv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksølv
2Old Norsesilfrsilver
3Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krakōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ →