Where does “crabbed” come from?
crabbed (Middle English) comes from Middle English crabbe, 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...
crabbed (Middle English): immoral, backwards, savage, rapacious; crabbed,...
Definitions
- immoral, backwards, savage, rapacious; crabbed,...
Ancestry of “crabbed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | crabbe | crab; A crayfish, lobster or similar crustacean;... |
| 2 | Old English | crabba | crab; crayfish |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | krabbō | crab |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krabbô | crab |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crabbed”