Where does “nihthroc” come from?

nihthroc (Old English) comes from Old English hrōc, from Frankish hrōk, from Proto-Germanic hrōkaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

nihthroc (Old English): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “nihthroc”, step by step

nihthroc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hrōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrōcrook
2Frankishhrōkrook
3Proto-Germanichrōkazrook, crow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Old English niht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnihtnight; day
2Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →