Where does “Riesenkrabbenspinne” come from?
Riesenkrabbenspinne (German) comes from German Krabbenspinne, 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- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Riesenkrabbenspinne (German): huntsman spider (Sparassidae)
Definitions
- huntsman spider (Sparassidae)
Ancestry of “Riesenkrabbenspinne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krabbenspinne | crab spider |
| 2 | German | krabbe | crab |
| 3 | Middle Low German | krabbe | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | krabbo | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krabbō | crab |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krabbô | crab |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |