Where does “kran” come from?
kran (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German krān, from Middle Low German krāne, from Old Saxon krano, from Proto-West Germanic kranō, from Proto-Germanic kranô, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
kran (Swedish): crane; water tap, knob for controlling a valve;...
Definitions
- crane; water tap, knob for controlling a valve;...
Ancestry of “kran”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | krān | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krāne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krano | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kranō | crane |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kranô | crane |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
Words derived from “kran”