Etymograph

English

krona

Krona comes from Swedish krona ‘crown’, from Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘crow’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂-1‘crow, raven’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορώνη2‘crow’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorōna2‘crown’
  4. Swedishmodernkrona3‘crown’
  5. Englishtodaykrona3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κορώνη
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Swedish krona
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English krona

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱorh₂-Wiktionary, Ancient Greek κορώνη‘crow, raven’reconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEκορώνηWiktionary, Swedish krona‘crow’
  3. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcorōnaWiktionary, Swedish krona‘crown’
  4. SwedishmodernkronaWiktionary, English krona‘crown’
  5. EnglishtodaykronaWiktionary, English krona

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂- ‘crow, raven’

corniche, 9 more

through Ancient Greek κορώνη ‘crow’

crowning, corollary, coronal, 10 more

through Latin corōna ‘crown’

crown, coroner, corolla, coronation, tosh, coronary, corona, coronet, 13 more

Today it means

noun The official currency of Sweden.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “krona”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Ancient Greek κορώνη, Swedish krona. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱorh₂- / krona

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