Where does “kreef” come from?

kreef (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Kreeft, from Middle Dutch crevet, from Old Dutch krevit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kreef (Afrikaans): lobster; crawfish; crayfish; lobster or crawfish...

Definitions

  1. lobster; crawfish; crayfish; lobster or crawfish...

Ancestry of “kreef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchKreeftCancer
2Middle Dutchcrevetcrayfish
3Old Dutchkrevit—
4Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →