Where does “woodcarver” come from?
woodcarver (English) comes from English Carver, from English carve, from Middle English kerven, from Old English ċeorfan, from Proto-West Germanic kerban, from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
woodcarver (English): a person who is skilled at woodcarving
Definitions
- a person who is skilled at woodcarving
Ancestry of “woodcarver”, step by step
woodcarver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Carver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Carver | Someone who carves; an artist who produces carvings |
| 2 | English | carve | To cut; To cut meat in order to serve it; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | kerven | To cut or stab; to slash as to cause cutting or... |
| 4 | Old English | ċeorfan | to cut |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kerban | to carve, to cut |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kerbaną | to cut |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English Wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 2 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 3 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 4 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 5 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |