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

Definitions

  1. to cut, gouge out

Ancestry of “kerven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkervento carve, to cut out; to cut through, to cut into...
2Old Dutchkervanto cut
3Proto-West Germanickerbanto carve, to cut
4Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kerven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kerbaną →