Where does “ravustaja” come from?
ravustaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish ravustaa, 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...
ravustaja (Finnish): crayfish catcher; crabber
Definitions
- crayfish catcher; crabber
Ancestry of “ravustaja”, step by step
ravustaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ravustaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ravustaa | To catch crayfish; To crab |
| 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... |