Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kran

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kranaz, a variant of *kranô.

Noun

*kran m

  1. crane (bird)

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *kran
Genitive *kranas
Singular Plural
Nominative *kran *kranō, *kranōs
Accusative *kran *kranā
Genitive *kranas *kranō
Dative *kranē *kranum
Instrumental *kranu *kranum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: cran, cræn
    • Middle English: crane, craane, cranne, craune, krane, crone (West Midlands)
      • English: crane (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: cran
      • ⇒ Yola: kraanberry, kraaneberry
  • Old Frisian: *kran, *kron
  • Old Saxon: kran
  • Old High German: *kran
    • Middle High German: kran
      • German: Kran (see there for further descendants)
      • Luxembourgish: Kran
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