Where does “Krebs” come from?

Krebs (German) comes from Middle High German krebz, 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...

Krebs (German): crab; cancer; Cancer

Definitions

  1. crab; cancer; Cancer

Ancestry of “Krebs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrebz—
2Old High Germankrebizedible crustacean, crab
3Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
4Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Krebs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →