Where does “ravustus” come from?
ravustus (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...
ravustus (Finnish): Fishing for crabs; crabbing
Definitions
- Fishing for crabs; crabbing
Ancestry of “ravustus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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... |
Words derived from “ravustus”