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Where does “Maulkorb” come from?

Maulkorb (German) comes from German korb, from Middle High German korp, from Old High German korb, from Proto-Germanic *korb, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz, from Proto-Germanic krebô — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Maulkorb (German): muzzle; an order, rule or law that intends to...

Definitions

  1. muzzle; an order, rule or law that intends to...

Ancestry of “Maulkorb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankorb—
2Middle High Germankorp—
3Old High Germankorb—
4Proto-Germanic*korb—
5Latincorbisbasket; basketful
6Proto-West Germanickorbbasket
7Proto-Germanickurbaz—
8Proto-Germanickrebô—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Maulkorb”

  • Maulkorberlass
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