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

Definitions

  1. crane

Ancestry of “dzērve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgerwē-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangerHw-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “dzērve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerHw- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gerwē- →