Where does “Marmorkrebs” come from?

Marmorkrebs (German) comes from German Krebs, 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...

Marmorkrebs (German): marbled crayfish

Definitions

  1. marbled crayfish

Ancestry of “Marmorkrebs”, step by step

Marmorkrebs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krebs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrebscrab; cancer; Cancer
2Middle High Germankrebz
3Old High Germankrebizedible crustacean, crab
4Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
5Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via German Marmor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarmormarble
2Latinmarmora block or piece of marble; pulverized marble,...
3Ancient Greekμάρμαροςcrystalline rock; marble
4Indo-European*mer-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-