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

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

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

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