Where does “ravan” come from?

ravan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

ravan (Old Dutch): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “ravan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichrabnraven
2Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “ravan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →