Where does “landkrabbe” come from?
landkrabbe (Danish) comes from Danish krabbe, 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...
landkrabbe (Danish): landlubber
Definitions
- landlubber
Ancestry of “landkrabbe”, step by step
landkrabbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish krabbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | krabbe | crab; to move awkwardly; to stumble, lumber; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | krabbi | — |
| 3 | Old English | crabba | crab; crayfish |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krabbō | crab |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krabbô | crab |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |