Where does “krak-” come from?
krak- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “krak-”, step by step
krak- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Tocharian B krāke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tocharian B | krāke | dirt, filth also in a sexual sense |