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

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “кран”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrāncrane a lifting device
2Middle High Germankrane—
3Old High Germankranocrane; the bird crane
4Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
5Proto-Germanickranôcrane
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →