Where does “crāwan” come from?

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

crāwan (Old English): To crow make the noise of a rooster

Definitions

  1. To crow make the noise of a rooster

Ancestry of “crāwan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrēanąto crow, to shout
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krēaną →
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