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Where does “grobʰ-” come from?

grobʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European gerebʰ- — to scratch, crawl.

grobʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): to crawl, scratch; to crawl; scratch; scratch,...

Definitions

  1. to crawl, scratch; to crawl; scratch; scratch,...

Ancestry of “grobʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangerebʰ-to scratch, crawl

Words derived from “grobʰ-”

  • crawl
  • crab
  • crabs
  • scrawl
  • crabbed
  • crawler
  • crabby
  • crabbing
  • crawly
  • crabgrass
  • crabapple
  • crablike
  • scrawly
  • crabwise
  • crabeater
  • crabber
  • crawlway
  • crabbedness
  • crabbiness
  • crabbedly
  • crabwalk
  • crabstick
  • nightcrawler
  • crabbily
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