Where does “kräftstjärt” come from?

kräftstjärt (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...

kräftstjärt (Swedish): a crayfish tail (usually as food)

Definitions

  1. a crayfish tail (usually as food)

Ancestry of “kräftstjärt”, step by step

kräftstjärt 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 stjärt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstjärta bottom, a behind; a tail of certain animals,...
2Old Swedishstiærtertail
3Old Norsestertr—
4Proto-Germanicstertaztail
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terd-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →