krabbeln

Signification

1. (intransitive,weak) to crawl (typically, but not always, of a baby or insect)
2. (transitive,weak) to tickle, especially by making fast movements with all fingers of one hand

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkʁabəln/

Étymologie

From Middle Low German krabbelen (“to crawl”), an iterative form of krabben (“to scrape”). Compare Dutch krabbelen and krabben. Possibly derived from Krabbe (“crab”). A strong counterargument to this, however, is the cognate krappeln in Middle High German, which did not have the noun.