Where does “kerb” come from?
kerb (English) comes from English curb, from French courbe, from Latin curbus, from Latin curvus, from Proto-Italic korwos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
kerb (English): The edge between the pavement and the roadway,...
Definitions
- The edge between the pavement and the roadway,...
Ancestry of “kerb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | curb | A concrete margin along the edge of a road; a... |
| 2 | French | courbe | curve; curved; bent |
| 3 | Latin | curbus | — |
| 4 | Latin | curvus | bent, crooked, curved |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | korwos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂wós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |