Where does “körfuvíðir” come from?

körfuvíðir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic karfa, from Old Norse karfa, 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...

körfuvíðir (Icelandic): osier (Salix viminalis)

Definitions

  1. osier (Salix viminalis)

Ancestry of “körfuvíðir”, step by step

körfuvíðir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic karfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickarfabasket
2Old Norsekarfa—
3Latincorbisbasket; basketful
4Proto-West Germanickorbbasket
5Proto-Germanickurbaz—
6Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Icelandic víðir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvíðirwillow
2Old Norsevíðirwillow; positive degree strong masculine...
3Proto-Germanicwīþijōwillow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéh₁itisthat which twines or bends; branch, switch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krebô →