Where does “Kreeft” come from?

Kreeft (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch crevet, from Old Dutch krevit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Kreeft (Dutch): Cancer

Definitions

  1. Cancer

Ancestry of “Kreeft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrevetcrayfish
2Old Dutchkrevit—
3Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Kreeft”

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