Where does “krab” come from?
krab (Mauritian Creole) comes from French crabe, 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...
krab (Mauritian Creole): Alternative form of krap
Definitions
- Alternative form of krap