Where does “krabbe” come from?

krabbe (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian krabba, from Proto-West Germanic krabbō, from Proto-Germanic krabbô, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krabbe (West Frisian): crab

Definitions

  1. crab

Ancestry of “krabbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankrabba—
2Proto-West Germanickrabbōcrab
3Proto-Germanickrabbôcrab
4Proto-Germanickrabbōnąto scratch, scrape
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krabbōną →