English

White Crane

From white + crane.

A compound of white + crane

Proto-Indo-European *ḱweydós

Proto-Germanic *hwītaz

Proto-West Germanic *hwīt

Old English hwīt

Middle English whit ‘white’

English white

Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- ‘to cry hoarsely’

Proto-Germanic *kranô

Proto-West Germanic *kran ‘crane (bird)’

Old English cran

Middle English crane

English crane

Today it means

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Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / White Crane