Where does “kranuk” come from?

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

kranuk (Proto-West Germanic): crane

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “kranuk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kranuk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô