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Where does “grebʰ-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “grebʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “grebʰ-”

  • crib
  • crayfish
  • crimp
  • crawfish
  • cribbage
  • cribbing
  • crèche
  • Crip
  • crimper
  • crawdad
  • cribwork
  • cribber
  • crimpy
  • cribside
  • crevis
  • criblike
  • crimpage
  • uncrimp
  • crib note
  • crib sheet
  • cribhouse
  • cribless
  • crimpness
  • cripia
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