Where does “krabbō” come from?

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

krabbō (Proto-West Germanic): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “krabbō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrabbôcrab
2Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krabbō”

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