Raav
German Low German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German rāven, from Old Saxon hravan, ravan, hraƀan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.
Compare Dutch raaf, German Rabe, West Frisian raven, English raven, Danish ravn.
Noun edit
Raav f (plural Raven)
- raven (bird)
References edit
- Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)