Where does “portacrib” come from?

portacrib (English) comes from English crib, from Middle English crib, from Old English crib, from Proto-Germanic kribjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

portacrib (English): A movable crib for an infant

Definitions

  1. A movable crib for an infant

Ancestry of “portacrib”, step by step

portacrib traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcribA baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often...
2Middle Englishcrib—
3Old Englishcrib—
4Proto-Germanickribjǭa wickerwork; crate; wooden trough; manger; a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via English porta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishportaThe part of the liver or other organ where its...
2Latinportagate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →