Where does “crevice” come from?

crevice (Old French) comes from Old High German krebiz, 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...

crevice (Old French): crayfish, crawfish

Definitions

  1. crayfish, crawfish

Ancestry of “crevice”, step by step

crevice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German krebiz

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

via Frankish krabitjō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishkrabitjōcrayfish
2Frankishkrabitcrayfish; crab; crustacean

Words derived from “crevice”

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