myEtymology.com: English etymology of crayfish

Etymology of the English word crayfish

the English word crayfish

derived from the English word cray

derived from the Old High German word krebiz Old_High_German fish

The earliest known usage of crayfish in English dates from the 14th century.

Dutch kreeft, French écrevisse, German Krebs, Norwegian kreps, Swedish kräfta

Word found in Modern English