Where does “krabołów” come from?

krabołów (Polish) comes from Polish łów, from Proto-Slavic lȏvъ, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

krabołów (Polish): crabber

Definitions

  1. crabber

Ancestry of “krabołów”, step by step

krabołów traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish łów

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishłówhunt; second-person singular imperative of łowić
2Proto-Slaviclȏvъhunting, hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

via Polish krab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkrabcrab
2Middle High Germankrabbe—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lȏvъ →Every word from Polish łów →