The Proto-Indo-European word *ger-
Word *ger-
Meaning crane
See also Armenian: kṙunk ‘crane’
Synonyms *ker-1, kor-, kr-

Comments
Gk. geranos, Lat. grūs, Arm. krunk/grung, Gm. krano/Kranich, Eng. cran/crane, Lith. garnis, Ltv. dzērve, Old Prussian gerwe, Russ. žuravl', Polish żuraw, Welsh garan, ON trana