Where does “kerfi” come from?

kerfi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kerfi, from Proto-Germanic *kerbą, from Proto-Germanic krebô, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kerfi (Icelandic): system, organization

Definitions

  1. system, organization

Ancestry of “kerfi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekerfibundle
2Proto-Germanic*kerbą—
3Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kerfi”

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