Where does “kravlen” come from?

kravlen (Danish) comes from Danish kravle, from Old Norse krafla, from Proto-Germanic krablōną, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kravlen (Danish): crawling

Definitions

  1. crawling

Ancestry of “kravlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkravlecrawl; climb
2Old Norsekrafla—
3Proto-Germanickrablōną—
4Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →