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English word origin

Etymology of Crow

From French gens de corbeaux, calque of Dakota apsáaloke (“crow people”). Compare Crow Apsáalooke.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A member of a Native American tribe of southern Montana.

name

The Siouan language of this tribe.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From French gens de corbeaux, calque of Dakota apsáaloke (“crow people”). Compare Crow Apsáalooke.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
name

A surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* From Middle English Crowe, as an Old English surname, related to crow. * As an Irish surname, from mac Conchradha. See McEnroe. * Also as an Irish surname, calque of Irish fiach (“crow, raven”) (see also Fee).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionCroweenm
  • Calque mentionfiachga · crow, raven
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