Where does “Corvette” come from?
Corvette comes from French corvette, Dutch korf, Middle Dutch corf, Old Dutch korf, Proto-West Germanic korb, Proto-Germanic kurbaz, and Proto-Germanic krebô, ultimately from a root meaning basket or container.
Corvette (English): A sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953...
Definitions
- A sports car, manufactured by Chevrolet from 1953...
Ancestry of “Corvette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | corvette | corvette |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | korf | — |
| 3 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |