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Where does “crāien” come from?

crāien (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic krēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “crāien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrēanąto crow, to shout
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “crāien”

  • kraaien
  • crayen
  • crâyen
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