Where does “karve” come from?
karve (Danish) comes from Middle English karven, from Middle Low German kerven, from Old Saxon kervan, from Proto-West Germanic kerban, from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
karve (Danish): to decorate by carving
Definitions
- to decorate by carving
Ancestry of “karve”, step by step
karve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English karven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | karven | Alternative form of kerven |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kerven | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | kervan | to cut |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kerban | to carve, to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kerbaną | to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |