Where does “corvette” come from?

corvette (French) comes from Middle Dutch korf, 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...

corvette (French): corvette

Definitions

  1. corvette

Ancestry of “corvette”, step by step

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

Words derived from “corvette”

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