Where does “herumkrabbeln” come from?

herumkrabbeln (German) comes from German krabbeln, from Middle Low German krabbelen, from Middle Low German krabben — to scrape.

herumkrabbeln (German): to crawl around

Definitions

  1. to crawl around

Ancestry of “herumkrabbeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrabbelnto crawl; to tickle, especially by making fast...
2Middle Low Germankrabbelento crawl
3Middle Low Germankrabbento scrape
Every word from Middle Low German krabben →Every word from Middle Low German krabbelen →Every word from German krabbeln →