Where does “krákuskel” come from?
krákuskel (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, from Proto-Germanic krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
krákuskel (Old Norse): mussel
Ancestry of “krákuskel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | kráka | crow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *krakǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krakōną | to crack; crackle; shriek |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |