Where does “crevet” come from?

crevet (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch krevit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crevet (Middle Dutch): crayfish

Definitions

  1. crayfish

Ancestry of “crevet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkrevit—
2Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crevet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →