Where does “muilkorven” come from?
muilkorven (Dutch) comes from Dutch muilkorf, 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- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
muilkorven (Dutch): to muzzle
Definitions
- to muzzle
Ancestry of “muilkorven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | muilkorf | muzzle (to prevent an animal from biting) |
| 2 | Dutch | korf | basket |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | corf | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | korf | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |