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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/krähen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
krähen
Friedrich Kluge2511920An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — krähen1891John Francis Davis

krähen, vb., ‘to crow,’ from the equiv. MidHG. krœ̂n, krœ̂jen (pret. krâte), OHG. chrâen, vb.; corresponding to AS. crâwan (pret. creów), E. to crow, and the equiv. Du. kraaijen; a specifically West Teut. vb., in Goth. hrûkjan. That it was not orig. used of the cock alone is attested by the etymology of Krähe, and also by the compounds, OHG. hanachrât, OSax. hanocrâd, AS. hancrêd, ‘cock-crow, crowing.’ The Teut. stem. krê-, krêw may be connected with OSlov. grąja, grajati, ‘to croak,’ and Lith. gróju, gróti, ‘to croak.’