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Where does “krāha” come from?

krāha (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “krāha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickrāācrow
2Proto-Germanickrēǭcrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krāha”

  • Krähenfuß
  • Krähenfraß
  • Saatkrähe
  • Krähe
  • krāe
  • krā
  • krawe
  • Kréi
  • Kréiena
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