Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krāā

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 *krēǭ. Equivalent to *krāan (“to crow”) +‎ *-jā.

Noun

*krāā f

1. crow

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*krāā
Genitive	*krāōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*krāā	*krāōn
Accusative	*krāōn	*krāōn
Genitive	*krāōn	*krāōnō
Dative	*krāōn	*krāōm, *krāum
Instrumental	*krāōn	*krāōm, *krāum

Alternative reconstructions

• *krājā

Descendants

• Old English: crāwe, crāuuae — early
  • 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)