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English word crow comes from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂-, Proto-Germanic *krāhaną, and later Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (Crow.)
*gerh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
to call hoarsely, to cry hoarsely
*krāhaną (Proto-Germanic)
*krēǭ (Proto-Germanic)
Crow.
*krāwō (Proto-Germanic)
crāwe (Old English)
crowe (Middle English)
crow (English)
(among butchers) The mesentery of an animal.. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.. A gangplank (corvus) used by the Roman navy to board enemy ships.. The cry of the rooster.