Where does “carven” come from?

carven (Middle English) comes from Old English corfen, from Proto-Germanic kurbanaz, from Proto-Germanic kerbaną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

carven (Middle English): Alternative form of kerven; to carve

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kerven; to carve

Ancestry of “carven”, step by step

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

Words derived from “carven”

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