Where does “korve” come from?
korve (Indonesian) comes from Dutch corvee, from French corvée, from Middle French corvee, from Old French corvee, from Latin conrogāta, from Latin corrogo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
korve (Indonesian): corvee: unpaid labor required by a feudal lord
Definitions
- corvee: unpaid labor required by a feudal lord
Ancestry of “korve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | corvee | household chores, especially at a camp or barracks |
| 2 | French | corvée | corvee; drudgery, chore; fatigue |
| 3 | Middle French | corvee | — |
| 4 | Old French | corvee | — |
| 5 | Latin | conrogāta | collective labour brought about by request |
| 6 | Latin | corrogo | to bring together (by begging or entreaty); collect (money) |
| 7 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 8 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 9 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 13 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 14 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 15 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 16 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 17 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |