Where does “krabu” come from?

krabu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch krab, from Middle Dutch crabbe, from Old Dutch krabba.

krabu (Sranan Tongo): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “krabu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrabcrab, crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura
2Middle Dutchcrabbe—
3Old Dutchkrabba—
Every word from Old Dutch krabba →