Krebs

German (Berlin)

/kʁeːps/, /kʁɛps/

noun
Definitions
  • crab
  • cancer (disease)
  • (zodiac constellations) Cancer

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German krebz inherited from Old High German crebiz inherited from *krabit inherited from Proto-Germanic *krabitaz (cancer, crab) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (scratch, carve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gerbʰ-

Gloss

scratch, carve

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

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