Where does “krabben” come from?

krabben (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch crabben, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krabben (Dutch): to scratch

Definitions

  1. to scratch

Ancestry of “krabben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrabben—
2Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krabben”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →