gerwe

== Old Prussian == === Etymology === From Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂ōws (“crane”), from *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). === Noun === gerwe crane (bird) Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary Kranch Gerwe == Sudovian == === Etymology === From Proto-Balto-Slavic [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂ōws. Compare Lithuanian gérvė, Latvian dzē̃rve, Old Prussian gerwe, all meaning "crane". It seems "stork" and "crane" are switched, possibly due to the similarities between the birds, or a copying error. Compare ſterkaſ, garſ. === Noun === gerwe (zoology) stork === References ===