Where does “kivikori” come from?
kivikori (Finnish) comes from Finnish kori, from Swedish korg, from Old Swedish korgher, from Old Norse kǫrf, from Middle Low German korf, from Old Saxon korf, from Proto-Germanic *korb, from Latin corbis — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kivikori (Finnish): gabion cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or stones
Definitions
- gabion cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or stones
Ancestry of “kivikori”, step by step
kivikori traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kori | basket; made of wicker; bodywork, auto body |
| 2 | Swedish | korg | basket; Short for vagnskorg |
| 3 | Old Swedish | korgher | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kǫrf | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | korf | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | korf | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 8 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |