English word raven comes from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥-, Proto-Germanic *rēswaną (To counsel, deliberate.), Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp-, Old Norse ráfa
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kr̥- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *rēswaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To counsel, deliberate. |
| *Hrewp- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to break |
| ráfa | Old Norse (non) | |
| *ḱorh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *rāswan | Frankish (frk) | To conjecture, guess. To consider. |
| *Hréwpt | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | To break. |
| *hrabnaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Raven. |
| resver | Old French (fro) | To hallucinate; to be delirious. To wander about. |
| *reufaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To tear. |
| hræfn | Old English (ang) | Raven. |
| raver | Old French (fro) | |
| rēofan | Old English (ang) | |
| *raubō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *raubōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To rob, steal, plunder. |
| reafian | Old English (ang) | To plunder. To reave. To rob. |
| rēafian | Old English (ang) | |
| reven | Middle English (enm) | |
| raven | English (en) | 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. |