Proto-Germanic

*krabbô

‘crab’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *krabbô.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *krabbô, most familiar first.

• crab ← crabbe ← crabba ← *krabbō
• crawfish ← crevis ← crevice ← *krebitja ← *krebit

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *krabbô