Where does “crib” come from?

crib (Middle English) comes from Old English crib, from Proto-Germanic kribjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “crib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrib—
2Proto-Germanickribjǭa wickerwork; crate; wooden trough; manger; a...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crib”

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