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

Definitions

  1. a crayfish; cancer

Ancestry of “kräfta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kräfta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →