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Where does “kranō” come from?

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

kranō (Proto-West Germanic): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “kranō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kranō”

  • crane
  • cranny
  • crannied
  • cranage
  • cranefly
  • cranelike
  • craneman
  • aircrane
  • sarus crane
  • helicrane
  • minicrane
  • кран
  • Kran
  • Kranich
  • Kranbeere
  • krano
  • ĉefkrano
  • カラン
  • kraanvogel
  • hijskraan
  • kraan
  • brandkraan
  • Kraanvogel
  • kraanmachinist
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