Where does “Strandkrabbe” come from?
Strandkrabbe (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...
Strandkrabbe (German): shore crab
Definitions
- shore crab
Ancestry of “Strandkrabbe”, step by step
Strandkrabbe 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 strand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | strand | beach |
| 2 | Middle High German | strant | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strand | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |