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Where does “Corbeil” come from?

Corbeil (French) comes from Latin corbicula, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “Corbeil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorbicula—
2Latincorbisbasket; basketful
3Proto-West Germanickorbbasket
4Proto-Germanickurbaz—
5Proto-Germanickrebô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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