Where does “kerven” come from?
kerven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch kerven, from Old Dutch 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...
kerven (Dutch): To cut, gouge out; To carve ; notch
Definitions
- To cut, gouge out; To carve ; notch
Ancestry of “kerven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | kerven | to carve, to cut out; to cut through, to cut into... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | kervan | to cut |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kerban | to carve, to cut |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kerbaną | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “kerven”