Where does “stoppekran” come from?

stoppekran (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

stoppekran (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stopcock

Definitions

  1. a stopcock

Ancestry of “stoppekran”, step by step

stoppekran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkrana 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 Nynorsk stoppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskstoppeAlternative form of stoppa
2Low Germanstoppento stop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →