kräfta
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- a crayfish
- (obsolete) cancer (disease)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish krævet derived from Old Saxon krevit derived from *krabit.
Origin
*krabit
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- boomkreeft Dutch, Flemish
- heremietkreeft Dutch, Flemish
- kreeft Dutch, Flemish
- kreeftachtig Dutch, Flemish
- kreeftslak Dutch, Flemish
- rivierkreeft Dutch, Flemish
- zeekreeft Dutch, Flemish
- *krabitaz Proto-Germanic
- eremit Swedish
- eremitkräfta Swedish
- kräftskiva Swedish
- lys Swedish
- lyskräfta Swedish
- skiva Swedish
- bekræfte Danish
- kræft Danish
- kræftpatient Danish
- kræftpind Danish
- creeft Middle Dutch
- crevet Middle Dutch
- crebiz Old High German
- krebiz Old High German
- kreef Afrikaans
- Kriibs Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *krabit gmw-pro
- *krevit Old Dutch
- kreft Middle Low German
- krēvet Middle Low German
- krevit Old Saxon
- krævet Old Swedish
- kræfti Kalaallisut, Greenlandic