Where does “krano” come from?

krano (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic kranō, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “krano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
2Proto-Germanickranôcrane
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “krano”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →