Where does “Krabb” come from?

Krabb (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German krabbe, from Old Saxon krabbo, from Proto-West Germanic krabbō, from Proto-Germanic krabbô, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Krabb (German Low German): crab; crayfish; prawn

Definitions

  1. crab; crayfish; prawn

Ancestry of “Krabb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrabbe—
2Old Saxonkrabbo—
3Proto-West Germanickrabbōcrab
4Proto-Germanickrabbôcrab
5Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →