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English word raven comes from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥-, Proto-Germanic *rēswaną (To counsel, deliberate.), Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-, Old Norse ráfa
*kr̥- (Proto-Indo-European)
*rēswaną (Proto-Germanic)
To counsel, deliberate.
*Hrewp- (Proto-Indo-European)
to break
ráfa (Old Norse)
*ḱorh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
*rāswan (Frankish)
To conjecture, guess. To consider.
*Hréwpt (Proto-Indo-European)
To break.
*hrabnaz (Proto-Germanic)
Raven.
resver (Old French)
To hallucinate; to be delirious. To wander about.
*reufaną (Proto-Germanic)
To tear.
hræfn (Old English)
Raven.
raver (Old French)
rēofan (Old English)
*raubō (Proto-Germanic)
*raubōną (Proto-Germanic)
To rob, steal, plunder.
reafian (Old English)
To plunder. To reave. To rob.
rēafian (Old English)
reven (Middle English)
raven (English)
Of the color of the raven; jet-black A common name for several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax.