Where does “pohjankatkarapu” come from?
pohjankatkarapu (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...
pohjankatkarapu (Finnish): deep-sea prawn, "Pandalus borealis"
Definitions
- deep-sea prawn, "Pandalus borealis"
Ancestry of “pohjankatkarapu”, step by step
pohjankatkarapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish katkarapu
| 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... |