Where does “corven” come from?

corven (English) comes from Middle English corven, from Middle English carven, from Old English corfen, from Proto-Germanic kurbanaz, from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

corven (English): past participle of carve

Definitions

  1. past participle of carve

Ancestry of “corven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcorvencarved
2Middle EnglishcarvenAlternative form of kerven; to carve
3Old Englishcorfen—
4Proto-Germanickurbanaz—
5Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kerbaną →