Where does “krabbamein” come from?
krabbamein (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic krabbi, from Old Norse krabbi, from Old English crabba, 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...
krabbamein (Icelandic): cancer
Definitions
- cancer
Ancestry of “krabbamein”, step by step
krabbamein traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic krabbi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | krabbi | a crab; Cancer; Cancer, the Zodiac sign for the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | krabbi | — |
| 3 | Old English | crabba | crab; crayfish |
| 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 Icelandic mein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mein | disease, illness; harm, damage |
| 2 | Old Norse | mein | harm, mischief, crime, misdeed |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mainą | damage, hurt; unjustice, sin |
via Proto-Indo-European mein-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | mein- | — |