Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*gerh₂-
4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, most common first.
- craneAny bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
- creakThe sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.
- crakeAny of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
- grusAn accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks.