Where does “kreft” come from?

kreft (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German kreft, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kreft (Norwegian Nynorsk): cancer

Definitions

  1. cancer

Ancestry of “kreft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankreft—
2Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kreft”

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