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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrēanąto crow, to shout
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “krá”

  • krå
  • krá
  • krá
  • krógv
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →