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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrabA crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having...
2EnglishcarabinerA metal link with a gate that can open and close,...
3GermanKarabinerhakencarabiner, snap hook, snap-link
4GermanKarabinercarbine; Karabinerhaken: carabiner
5Frenchcarabinerifle; mistress of a cavalry soldier
6Frenchcarabincarabineer; medical student
7Frenchescarrabingrave digger
8Middle Frenchscarabéebeetle
9LatinscarabaeusA scarab, black dung beetle, revered in Ancient...
10Ancient Greekκάραβοςa kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; a...

via English were

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishweresecond-person singular simple past indicative of...
2EnglishwerewolfA person who is transformed or can transform into...
3Middle Englishwerwolf
4Old Englishwerewulfwerewolf
5Old Englishwerman; husband; hero, warrior
6Proto-Germanicwer
7Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Ancient Greek κάραβοςEvery word from Latin scarabaeusEvery word from Middle French scarabée