Where does “korf” come from?

korf (Middle Dutch) comes 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...

Ancestry of “korf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincorbisbasket; basketful
2Proto-West Germanickorbbasket
3Proto-Germanickurbaz—
4Proto-Germanickrebôbasket
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “korf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krebô →