Where does “krabbô” come from?

krabbô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krabbô (Proto-Germanic): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “krabbô”, step by step

krabbô traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic krabbōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
2Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Proto-Indo-European grobʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangrobʰ-to crawl, scratch; to crawl; scratch; scratch,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangerebʰ-to scratch, crawl

Words derived from “krabbô”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →