Where does “kurve” come from?

kurve (Danish) comes from Latin curva, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

kurve (Danish): curve; indefinite plural of kurv; to curve

Definitions

  1. curve; indefinite plural of kurv; to curve

Ancestry of “kurve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincurvanominative feminine singular of curvus;...
2Latincurvusbent, crooked, curved
3Proto-Italickorwos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂wós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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