Where does “vuurkorf” come from?

vuurkorf (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...

vuurkorf (Dutch): fire basket, fire box; metal container with a...

Definitions

  1. fire basket, fire box; metal container with a...

Ancestry of “vuurkorf”, step by step

vuurkorf 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 vuur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvuurfire; heater; a lighter
2Middle Dutchvuurfire; bonfire; passion
3Old Dutchfuïrfire
4Proto-West Germanicfuirfire
5Proto-Germanicfōrfire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krebô →