Where does “krevit” come from?

krevit (Old Saxon) 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...

Ancestry of “krevit”, 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 “krevit”

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