Raav

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Roov
• råve (New Saxon Spelling)

Etymology

From Middle Low German rāven, from Old Saxon hravan, ravan, hraƀan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

Compare Dutch raaf, German Rabe, West Frisian raven, English raven, Danish ravn.

Noun

Raav f (plural Raven)

1. raven (bird)

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)