Where does “*krabit” come from?

*krabit (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “*krabit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
2Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →