Where does “crana” come from?

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

Ancestry of “crana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickranôcrane
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →
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