Where does “Kriibs” come from?

Kriibs (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German krebiz, from Proto-West Germanic krabit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Kriibs (Luxembourgish): crayfish; cancer; Cancer

Definitions

  1. crayfish; cancer; Cancer

Ancestry of “Kriibs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrebizedible crustacean, crab
2Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
3Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →