Where does “kerven” come from?

kerven (Middle English) comes from Old English ċeorfan, 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 English): To cut or stab; to slash as to cause cutting or...

Definitions

  1. To cut or stab; to slash as to cause cutting or...

Ancestry of “kerven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċeorfanto 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”

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