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Where does “kerven” come from?

kerven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kervan, from Proto-West Germanic kerban, from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kerven (Middle Dutch): to carve, to cut out; to cut through, to cut into...

Definitions

  1. to carve, to cut out; to cut through, to cut into...

Ancestry of “kerven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkervanto cut
2Proto-West Germanickerbanto carve, to cut
3Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kerven”

  • kerven
  • inkerving
  • kerfi
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