Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krēǭ

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 scream, cry, creak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛː.ɔ̃ː/

Noun

*krēǭ f

1. crow

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *krēǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*krēǭ	*krēōniz
vocative	*krēǭ	*krēōniz
accusative	*krēōnų	*krēōnunz
genitive	*krēōniz	*krēōnǫ̂
dative	*krēōni	*krēōmaz
instrumental	*krēōnē	*krēōmiz

Related terms

• *krēaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *krāā, *krājā
  • Old English: crāwe, crāuuae — early
    • Middle English: crowe, crawe, crow, crauw, craw
      • English: crow
      • Geordie English: craw
      • Scots: craw
      • Yola: croowe, crowe, crouw
  • Old Frisian: *krā, *krē
    • West Frisian: krie
  • Old Saxon: krāia, krāa
    • Middle Low German: krâ, kreie
      • Plautdietsch: Krauj
  • Old Dutch: *krāia (in placenames)
    • Middle Dutch: crâye
      • Dutch: kraai
        • Afrikaans: kraai
      • Limburgish: krej
  • Old High German: krāwa, kraja, krāha
    • Middle High German: krā, krāe, krāwe
      • Cimbrian: kre
      • German: Krähe
      • Hunsrik: Kreh
      • Luxembourgish: Kréi
      • Vilamovian: kröw
      • Yiddish: קראָ (kro)