Where does “crib” come from?

Crib comes from Middle English crib, from Old English cribb, from Proto-Germanic kribjǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots grebʰ- and ger- meaning to scratch or scrape.

crib (English): A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often...

Definitions

  1. A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often...

Ancestry of “crib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcrib—
2Old Englishcrib—
3Proto-Germanickribjǭa wickerwork; crate; wooden trough; manger; a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crib”

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