Where does “krēvet” come from?

krēvet (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon krevit, from Proto-West Germanic krabit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krēvet (Middle Low German): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “krēvet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonkrevit—
2Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
3Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krēvet”

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