crake

crake · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gerh₂-
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*krak-
3. Old Norse · derived fromkráka“crow”
4. Middle English · inherited fromcrak
5. English todaycrake

From Middle English crak, crake, from Old Norse kráka (“crow”), from Proto-Germanic *krak-, *kra- (“to croak, caw”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, itself onomatopoeic.

crake · verb, noun²

1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*krakōn
2. Old English · inherited fromcracian
3. Middle English · inherited fromcraken
4. English todaycrake

From Middle English craken, from Old English cracian, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kroakje, West Frisian kreakje, Dutch kraken, Low German kraken, French craquer (< Germanic), German krachen.

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