Where does “кран” come from?
кран (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German krān, from Middle High German krane, from Old High German krano, from Proto-West Germanic kranō, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
кран (Serbo-Croatian): crane
Ancestry of “кран”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | krān | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | krane | — |
| 3 | Old High German | krano | crane; the bird crane |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kranō | crane |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kranô | crane |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |