Where does “mässingskran” come from?

mässingskran (Swedish) comes from Swedish kran, 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.

mässingskran (Swedish): brass tap

Definitions

  1. brass tap

Ancestry of “mässingskran”, step by step

mässingskran traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrancrane; water tap, knob for controlling a valve;...
2Middle Low Germankrān—
3Middle Low Germankrāne—
4Old Saxonkrano—
5Proto-West Germanickranōcrane
6Proto-Germanickranôcrane
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Swedish mässing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmässingbrass
2GermanMessingbrass
3Middle High Germanmessinc—
4Proto-Germanicmasjinga-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kranô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kranō →