Crave

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Old English crafian (in the sense ‘demand, claim as a right’), of Germanic origin; related to Swedish kräva, Danish kræve ‘demand’. The current sense dates from late Middle English.

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From Middle English craven, from Old English crafian(“to crave, ask, implore, demand, summon”), from Proto-Germanic *krafjaną(“to demand”). Cognate with Danish kræve(“to demand, require”), Swedish kräva(“to crave, demand”), Icelandic krefja(“to demand”).

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crave (v.)

Old English crafian "ask, implore, demand by right," from North Germanic *krabojan (source also of Old Norse krefja "to demand," Danish kræve, Swedish kräva); perhaps related to craft (n.) in its base sense of "power." Current sense "to long for, eagerly desire" is c. 1400, probably through intermediate meaning "to ask very earnestly" (c. 1300). Related: Craved; craving.