Where does “crowbait” come from?
crowbait (English) comes from English Crow, from Middle English crowe, from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic krāā, from Proto-Germanic krēǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crowbait (English): An old, emaciated horse
Ancestry of “crowbait”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Crow | A member of a Native American tribe of southern... |
| 2 | Middle English | crowe | crow; A metal bar or lever; a crowbar;... |
| 3 | Middle English | crowen | To crow; To make other noises typical of birds;... |
| 4 | Old English | crāwe | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krāā | crow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krēǭ | crow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |