Where does “ruslakarfa” come from?
ruslakarfa (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...
ruslakarfa (Icelandic): wastepaper basket
Definitions
- wastepaper basket
Ancestry of “ruslakarfa”, step by step
ruslakarfa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic karfa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | karfa | basket |
| 2 | Old Norse | karfa | — |
| 3 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Icelandic rusl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | rusl | trash, garbage, junk, litter useless or disposable material |