Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/krōn

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 *krōnaz, an ablaut variant of *kranaz and/or *kranô.

Noun

*krōn m

1. crane (bird)

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*krōn
Genitive	*krōnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*krōn	*krōnō, *krōnōs
Accusative	*krōn	*krōnā
Genitive	*krōnas	*krōnō
Dative	*krōnē	*krōnum
Instrumental	*krōnu	*krōnum

Related terms

• *kran
• *kranō
• *kranuk

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *krōn
  • Middle Low German: krôn, kroen, krûn
    • German Low German: Kroon
• Old High German: *kruon
  • Middle High German: kruon
    • >? Luxembourgish: Krunn (possibly, in part)