Where does “karven” come from?

karven (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German kerven, from Old Saxon 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...

karven (Middle English): Alternative form of kerven

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kerven

Ancestry of “karven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankerven—
2Old Saxonkervanto cut
3Proto-West Germanickerbanto carve, to cut
4Proto-Germanickerbanąto cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “karven”

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