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 *krēaną +‎ *-ǭ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkrɛː.ɔ̃ː/

Noun

*krēǭ f

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
  - 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)

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