Where does “krapu” come from?

krapu (Ingrian) comes 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...

krapu (Ingrian): crab; crayfish

Definitions

  1. crab; crayfish

Ancestry of “krapu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrabbôcrab
2Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krapu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →
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