Where does “jättikatkarapu” come from?
jättikatkarapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish katkarapu, from Finnish rapu, from Swedish krabba, from Old Swedish krabba, from Old Norse krabbi, from Old English crabba, from Proto-West Germanic krabbō, from Proto-Germanic krabbô — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
jättikatkarapu (Finnish): prawn, king prawn
Definitions
- prawn, king prawn
Ancestry of “jättikatkarapu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katkarapu | shrimp, prawn |
| 2 | Finnish | rapu | European crayfish, noble crayfish, broad-fingered... |
| 3 | Swedish | krabba | a crab |
| 4 | Old Swedish | krabba | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | krabbi | — |
| 6 | Old English | crabba | crab; crayfish |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | krabbō | crab |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krabbô | crab |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |