Where does “Nordseekrabbe” come from?
Nordseekrabbe (German) comes from German krabbe, 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...
Nordseekrabbe (German): The common shrimp, Crangon crangon
Definitions
- The common shrimp, Crangon crangon
Ancestry of “Nordseekrabbe”, step by step
Nordseekrabbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German krabbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | krabbe | crab |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krabbe | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | krabbo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krabbō | crab |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krabbô | crab |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via German Nordsee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nordsee | North Sea |
| 2 | German | nord | the north (used without article; a short form of Norden) |
| 3 | Middle High German | nort | — |
| 4 | Old High German | nord | north |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *norþr | northern, northernly |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nurþraz | north, northern |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *nér | below the surface, below |