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

• *kranuk

Related terms

• *kranō
• *krōn

Descendants

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