Where does “immenkorf” come from?

immenkorf (Dutch) comes from Dutch korf, from Middle Dutch corf, from Old Dutch korf, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

immenkorf (Dutch): beehive

Definitions

  1. beehive

Ancestry of “immenkorf”, step by step

immenkorf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch korf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkorfbasket
2Middle Dutchcorf—
3Old Dutchkorf—
4Proto-West Germanickorbbasket
5Proto-Germanickurbaz—
6Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Dutch imme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchimmebeeswarm; honeybee
2Middle Dutchimme—
3Old Dutchimbi—
4Proto-West Germanicimbībee; beeswarm
5Proto-Indo-Europeana(m)pi-stinging insect, bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krebô →