Where does “krá” come from?
krá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic krēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “krá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | krēaną | to crow, to shout |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |