Where does “signalkräfta” come from?

signalkräfta (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...

signalkräfta (Swedish): signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus

Definitions

  1. signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus

Ancestry of “signalkräfta”, step by step

signalkräfta 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 signal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsignala signal
2Latinsignālis—
3Latinsignumvisible indication: sign, mark, signal; seal,...
4Proto-Italicseknomsign
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabitaz →