Where does “écrevisse” come from?

écrevisse (French) comes from Old French crevice, from Old High German krebiz, from Proto-West Germanic krabit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

écrevisse (French): crayfish, crawfish

Definitions

  1. crayfish, crawfish

Ancestry of “écrevisse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrevicecrayfish, crawfish
2Old High Germankrebizedible crustacean, crab
3Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
4Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →