Where does “kräfta” come from?
kräfta (Swedish) comes 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...
kräfta (Swedish): a crayfish; cancer
Ancestry of “kräfta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | krævet | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | krevit | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | krabit | crustacean |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krabitaz | crustacean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “kräfta”