Where does “kõrv” come from?

kõrv (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German korf, from Old Saxon korf, from Proto-Germanic *korb, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kõrv (Estonian): ear

Definitions

  1. ear

Ancestry of “kõrv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankorf
2Old Saxonkorf
3Proto-Germanic*korb
4Latincorbisbasket; basketful
5Proto-West Germanickorbbasket
6Proto-Germanickurbaz
7Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kõrv

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic krebô
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