Where does “croowe” come from?

croowe (Yola) comes from Middle English crowe, from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

croowe (Yola): crow

Definitions

  1. crow

Ancestry of “croowe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcrowecrow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;...
2Middle EnglishcrowenTo crow; To make other noises typical of birds;...
3Old Englishcrāwecrow
4Proto-West Germanickrāācrow
5Proto-Germanickrēǭcrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krēǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic krāā →