Where does “krebiz” come from?

krebiz (Old High German) comes 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...

krebiz (Old High German): edible crustacean, crab

Definitions

  1. edible crustacean, crab

Ancestry of “krebiz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “krebiz”

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