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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krēaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (to cry hoarsely).[1]

Verb

*krēaną

  1. (West Germanic) to crow, shout

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *krāan, *krājan
    • Old English: crāwan
      • Middle English: crawen, crowen
    • Old Saxon: krāian
      • Middle Low German: kreien
    • Old Dutch: crāien
    • Old High German: krāen

References

  1. crow”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
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