Where does “Tragekorb” come from?
Tragekorb (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...
Tragekorb (German): basket
Definitions
- basket
Ancestry of “Tragekorb”, step by step
Tragekorb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German korb
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | korb | basket, creel |
| 2 | Middle High German | korp | — |
| 3 | Old High German | korb | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 5 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via German tragen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tragen | to carry; to bear, to carry; to bear, to pay |
| 2 | Middle High German | tragen | to bear, to carry |
| 3 | Old High German | tragan | to bear; to bear fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |