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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/krabbeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
krabbeln
Friedrich Kluge2511911An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, K — krabbeln1891John Francis Davis

krabbeln, vb., ‘to crawl,’ with LG. permutation, in contrast to MidHG. krappeln, of which the variant krabelen occurs, whence also earlier ModHG. krabeln. The form with a double labial may be due to its being popularly connected with Krabbe (Krappe), for in Scand. also a simple form is found without this double labial, Scand. krafla, ‘to scratch with the nails,’ and krafsa, ‘to shuffle with the feet.’ E. grabble, grapple, grab are connected with LG. and Du. grabbeln.