Where does “nahthravan” come from?

nahthravan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon hravan, 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.

nahthravan (Old Saxon): nightbird

Definitions

  1. nightbird

Ancestry of “nahthravan”, step by step

nahthravan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon hravan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhravanraven
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

via Old Saxon naht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonnahtnight
2Proto-West Germanicnahtnight
3Proto-Germanicnahtsnight
4Proto-Indo-Europeannókʷtsnight
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
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