Where does “roskakori” come from?
roskakori (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...
roskakori (Finnish): wastepaper basket, wastebasket; recycle bin
Definitions
- wastepaper basket, wastebasket; recycle bin
Ancestry of “roskakori”, step by step
roskakori 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... |