Where does “crabe” come from?

crabe (Norman) comes from Old Norse krabbi, 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...

crabe (Norman): crab; louse

Definitions

  1. crab; louse

Ancestry of “crabe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrabbi—
2Old Englishcrabbacrab; crayfish
3Proto-West Germanickrabbōcrab
4Proto-Germanickrabbôcrab
5Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-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 →