Proto-Indo-European

*gerh₂-

‘to make a sound, cry hoarsely’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-.

12 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, most familiar first.

• cricket ← creket ← criket ← criquer ← kricken
• crane ← cran ← *kran ← *kranô
• crow ← crowe ← crāwe ← *krāā ← *krēǭ
• crick ← crikken ← *krakōn ← *gerg-
• geranium ← γερᾰ́νῐον ← γέρᾰνος
• creak ← creken ← cearcian ← *krakōn
• crake ← crak ← kráka ← *krak-
• chirk ← chirken ← ċearcian ← *krakōn ← *gerg-
• chark ← charken ← ċearcian ← cracian ← *krakōn
• cranesbill ← geranium ← γέρᾰνος
• grullo ← grulla ← grulla ← gruem
• tocrack ← tocraken ← cracian ← *krakōn ← *gerg-

More words from *gerh₂-

• crack
• garnet

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-