Where does “crave” come from?

crave (Yola) comes from Middle English craven, from Old English crafian, from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn — to implore, ask.

crave (Yola): to beg

Definitions

  1. to beg

Ancestry of “crave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcravenDefeated; desire; crave
2Old Englishcrafianto crave; to ask, implore; to demand
3Proto-West Germanic*krafōnto implore, ask
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *krafōn →Every word from Old English crafian →Every word from Middle English craven →