Where does “flodkräfta” come from?

flodkräfta (Swedish) comes from Swedish kräfta, from Old Swedish krævet, from Old Saxon krevit, from Proto-West Germanic krabit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

flodkräfta (Swedish): European crayfish, Astacus astacus

Definitions

  1. European crayfish, Astacus astacus

Ancestry of “flodkräfta”, step by step

flodkräfta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kräfta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkräftaa crayfish; cancer
2Old Swedishkrævet—
3Old Saxonkrevit—
4Proto-West Germanickrabitcrustacean
5Proto-Germanickrabitazcrustacean
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Swedish flod

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfloda river; a flood; a high tide
2Old Norseflóðflood; stream, river, flood, massive flow of...
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →