Where does “korf” come from?

korf (Dutch) comes 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...

korf (Dutch): basket

Definitions

  1. basket

Ancestry of “korf”, step by step

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

Words derived from “korf”

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