Where does “dzērve” come from?
dzērve (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerwē-, from Proto-Indo-European gerHw-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
dzērve (Latvian): crane
Ancestry of “dzērve”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gerwē- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gerHw- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “dzērve”