Where does “raban” come from?

raban (Old High German) comes from Old High German hraban, from Proto-West Germanic hrabn, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

raban (Old High German): raven

Definitions

  1. raven

Ancestry of “raban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhrabanraven
2Proto-West Germanichrabnraven
3Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “raban

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-