crayfish
English
/ˈkɹeɪˌfɪʃ/
noun
Definitions
- Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamilies and , resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.
- (AU) A rock lobster (family Palinuridae).
- (Singapore) The species of the slipper lobster family.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English crevis derived from Old French crevice (crayfish) derived from Frankish *krebitja, *krabitjō (crayfish), *krebit, *krabit (crab, crayfish) derived from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz (cancer, crab) derived from Proto-Indo-European *grebʰ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*grebʰ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- crawfish English
- crevis English
- cancer Latin
- boomkreeft Dutch, Flemish
- heremietkreeft Dutch, Flemish
- kreeft Dutch, Flemish
- kreeftachtig Dutch, Flemish
- kreeftslak Dutch, Flemish
- rivierkreeft Dutch, Flemish
- zeekreeft Dutch, Flemish
- écrevisse French
- *gerbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *grebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *krabbô Proto-Germanic
- *krabitaz Proto-Germanic
- *kribjǭ Proto-Germanic
- crabba Old English
- crab Middle English
- crabbe Middle English
- crevis Middle English
- krabbi Old Norse
- crevice Old French
- creeft Middle Dutch
- crevet Middle Dutch
- crebiz Old High German
- krebiz Old High German
- kreef Afrikaans
- crevette Norman
- krebz Middle High German
- Kriibs Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *krabbō gmw-pro
- *krabit gmw-pro
- *krevit Old Dutch
- kreft Middle Low German
- krēvet Middle Low German
- krevit Old Saxon
- *krebit, *krabit Frankish
- *krebitja, *krabitjō Frankish
- *krebtija, *krabitjō Frankish
- Krefft Low German