Where does “krebs” come from?

krebs (Danish) comes from German Krebs, from Middle High German krebz, from Old High German krebiz, from Proto-West Germanic krabit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krebs (Danish): crayfish; Cancer

Definitions

  1. crayfish; Cancer

Ancestry of “krebs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrebscrab; cancer; Cancer
2Middle High Germankrebz—
3Old High Germankrebizedible crustacean, crab
4Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
5Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krebs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →