Etymology of the English word crown
the English word
crownderived from the Old French word
coronederived from the Classical Latin word
corona (crown; crown; garland, wreath)
derived from the Greek word
korone, κορώνη
derived from the Greek word
koronos, κορωνός
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sker- (to turn, bend)
Date
The earliest known usage of crown in English dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in English
crowning,
crownpiece,
crownwork,
discrown,
crownbeard,
crownet,
crowner,
coronet,
crowned,
uncrownCognates
Dutch
kroon, Dutch
luster, Dutch
organiseren, Dutch
trompet, English
corona, English
lustre, English
trumpet, English
organize, French
ordinal, French
organiser, French
parvenir, French
courir, French
couronne, French
mûrir, French
terrible, French
trompette, French
sonneur, German
Korona, German
Krone, German
Kronleuchter, German
Lüster, German
organisieren, German
Trompete, Icelandic
kóróna, Icelandic
ljósa-króna, Italian
corona, Italian
correre, Italian
maturare, Italian
organizzare, Italian
pervenire, Italian
terribile, Latin
currere, Lithuanian
organizuoti, Norwegian
krone, Norwegian
lysekrone, Norwegian
organisere, Norwegian
trompet, Polish
organizować, Portuguese
trombeta, Portuguese
coroa, Portuguese
terrivel, Russian
организовать, Spanish
trompeta, Spanish
corona, Swedish
korona, Swedish
krona, Swedish
ljuskrona, Swedish
lyster, Swedish
organisera, Swedish
trumpet, Yiddish
krojnUsage
Word found in Modern English
