Where does “kråka” come from?

kråka (Swedish) comes from Old Norse kráka, from Proto-Germanic *krakǭ, from Proto-Germanic krakōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

kråka (Swedish): crow, a bird; a piece of thick nasal mucus;...

Definitions

  1. crow, a bird; a piece of thick nasal mucus;...

Ancestry of “kråka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrákacrow
2Proto-Germanic*krakǭ
3Proto-Germanickrakōnąto crack; crackle; shriek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “kråka

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