Where does “krabbe” come from?

krabbe (Danish) comes from Old Norse krabbi, from Old English crabba, from Proto-West Germanic krabbō, from Proto-Germanic krabbô, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krabbe (Danish): crab; to move awkwardly; to stumble, lumber; to...

Definitions

  1. crab; to move awkwardly; to stumble, lumber; to...

Ancestry of “krabbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrabbi—
2Old Englishcrabbacrab; crayfish
3Proto-West Germanickrabbōcrab
4Proto-Germanickrabbôcrab
5Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krabbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →
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