Where does “werecrab” come from?
werecrab (English) comes from English crab, from English carabiner, from German Karabinerhaken, from German Karabiner, from French carabine, from French carabin, from French escarrabin, from Middle French scarabée — a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...
werecrab (English): A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a crab
Definitions
- A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a crab
Ancestry of “werecrab”, step by step
werecrab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crab | A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having... |
| 2 | English | carabiner | A metal link with a gate that can open and close,... |
| 3 | German | Karabinerhaken | carabiner, snap hook, snap-link |
| 4 | German | Karabiner | carbine; Karabinerhaken: carabiner |
| 5 | French | carabine | rifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier |
| 6 | French | carabin | carabineer; medical student |
| 7 | French | escarrabin | grave digger |
| 8 | Middle French | scarabée | beetle |
| 9 | Latin | scarabaeus | A scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κάραβος | a kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a... |
via English were
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | were | second-person singular simple past indicative of... |
| 2 | English | werewolf | A person who is transformed or can transform into... |
| 3 | Middle English | werwolf | — |
| 4 | Old English | werewulf | werewolf |
| 5 | Old English | wer | man; husband; hero, warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wer | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |