Where does “krebseklo” come from?

krebseklo (Danish) comes from Danish krebs, 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...

krebseklo (Danish): crawfish claw

Definitions

  1. crawfish claw

Ancestry of “krebseklo”, step by step

krebseklo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish krebs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkrebscrayfish; Cancer
2GermanKrebscrab; cancer; Cancer
3Middle High Germankrebz
4Old High Germankrebizedible crustacean, crab
5Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
6Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
7Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Danish klø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkløto scratch
2Old Norseklóclaw, talon
3Proto-Germanicklawōclaw
4Proto-Germanicklawjanąto claw or scratch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglew-Alternative form of *gley-; to amass,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz