Where does “krahhōn” come from?
krahhōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic krakōn, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
krahhōn (Old High German): to make a sound, crash
Ancestry of “krahhōn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | krakōn | to crash, crack, creak |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “krahhōn”