Where does “crab” come from?

crab (Middle English) comes 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...

crab (Middle English): Alternative form of crabbe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of crabbe

Ancestry of “crab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrabbacrab; crayfish
2Proto-West Germanickrabbōcrab
3Proto-Germanickrabbôcrab
4Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →
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